THE powers that be in Irish and British racing seem determined to make the point that you cannot appreciate the peaks without encountering a few troughs along the way.
Over the last week we saw a Mariana Trench of a trough in terms of good domestic sport, with just a handful of Group 3s and listed races to entertain in advance of Irish Champions Weekend and the good fare that will be taking place at Haydock and Kempton today.
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