No racing today, and racing resuming on Wednesday looks doubtful, the latest news that has evolved overnight is that four horses have shown flu symptoms from trainer Simon Crisford’s yard.  Bad news for Simon, and with it being in Newmarket, a larger threat of horses possibly catching the virus.  I understand Simon”s horses had been exercising on Newmarket Heath in the afternoon, as he had a runner at one of the tracks that Donald Mcain had runners at. so he had to train them in the afternoon.  But I am assuming his string was not the only yard doing this.  Hopefully no more yards will show up with positive results from the current swab tests.

Will racing resume on Wednesday as planned, I am not sure.  Having no racing is difficult for the bookmakers and also other people who also make a living from doing it, the jockeys are the biggest sufferers, some have no other form of income, bookmakers still have racing in other parts of the globe, jockeys only get paid when riding.

More later.