Cheltenham and Aintree will be among the courses replacing their birch hurdles in time for the start of the jumps season in October with a padded foam alternative which is estimated to be 11 per cent safer.
Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again
Economics easily won the last recognised Derby trial at York on Wednesday but is unlikely to turn up at Epsom
Following a rare and beautiful display from the Aurora Borealis overnight across Exmoor, the picturesque course at Holnicote seemed determined to continue this theme, writes Kirsty Boutflower.