YES, we are entering the red light warning district – those last few weeks when the lights flash up on your racing website to indicate your ante-post bet has suffered a setback and is out of the Cheltenham Festival. This week it was Delta Work followed by Benie Des Dieux.

The departure of Benie Des Dieux caused a bit of consternation as Patrick Mullins hadn’t indicated any problems in a Racing Post podcast on Monday while rumours and exchange prices expanded and this was before all bookmakers were offering NRNB. There was a similar situation with rumours about Ferny Hollow before Christmas.