A big day at Royal Ascot tomorrow, and my only runner of the week goes in the Kings Stand. I had four entries last Thursday, but it didn’t work out for the other three – let’s hope Blue Jack puts in a respectable show for the Manor House team. I spent a while going through the form – it’s not …

Two runners today, both of them expensive and good looking and both on their second run having needed the run first time up. An important day. Blast Furnace goes first, and on the face if it there nothing wrong with her – it’s just a question of whether she’s good enough. She’s big and strong but a stayer and not …