EVERY time I catch sight of the nominations for a “ride of the month” award from whatever source, I try not to look as I know it’s going to raise my blood pressure, and the Losartan is barely keeping that in check as it is.

The criteria have changed a bit from the days when “jockey never stopped hitting him” was considered the height of horsemanship, although Patrick Mullins did win an award at the Lesters for a ride on Rathvinden which earned him a deserved six-day ban from the Cheltenham stewards.