Fairyhouse Festival: Today’s front page has a photo of Luska beating Royal Bond at Punchestown last year. The pair meet again in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday. This year’s festival starts today, Saturday, with racing also on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next.

Managing Editor of The Irish Field, Valentine Lamb, writes his usual front page leader article, and today it is about the touchy subject of ballotting. Not in Ireland, but in England!