TODAY is a key one for the Curragh. One of the most important races of the year will be run in front of an audience of 6,000, a significant percentage of whom will be there in an official capacity.

The debate on the rights and wrongs of continuing to race at the ‘headquarters’ of Irish racing is somewhat irrelevant this morning. Racing has gone ahead at the Curragh and the imposed capacity has not been seriously threatened at any of the earlier meetings staged this year. That in itself is a huge concern, but is an issue for a broader discussion.