SMALL as it may be, every cloud has a silver lining, and in the case of the racing industry, that comes today at Thurles, where five races (1:40 - 3:40) will be broadcast live on ITV4.

The coverage will showcase the Tipperary racecourse to a huge new audience of starved racing fans in Britain, who can look forward to one of the track’s best cards of the year. Fitting that the feature race is the Grade 3 Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase, named after the course’s former owner and manager.