WITHIN a week, in brutal contrast, we had no racing at all. Briefly behind closed doors, the sport was brought to a complete standstill along with the rest of the nation as Britain went into lockdown to fight the pandemic. The National Hunt season thus ended abruptly, with the notable and jarring loss of the Grand National as well as the Scottish and Irish versions, and when jumping did resume in July, it was a humble
restart at much-maligned Southwell.