MUCH has been said about Harry Cobden inheriting the J.P. McManus job this week and, in my opinion, Cobden is the closest we have ever got to the great Ruby Walsh and we should not feel sorry for Mark Walsh, who is a tremendous operator but sport and business is tough and Walsh is sure to remain an important cog in the J.P. machine.

Many of the feature races at Cheltenham still paint a murky picture and, whilst the Dublin Racing Festival may provide some clarity, we are still in a world of guesswork as far as ante-post markets are concerned.