FOLLOW the money, honey – it’s a time tested method of sussing out what projects get the go-ahead and why others might be for the chop.

The five-day Cheltenham Festival had been given a resounding ‘no’ vote in pretty much every poll last week. And very many racing people were against it, but this week there seemed to be a bit of a change of mind seeping in. And when Ruby Walsh changes his mind, as he said in his Examiner column at the weekend, others quickly question theirs.