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Samcro's rebirth, Might Bite and a Solo switch are all in my Cheltenham thoughts

Paddock poser: Samcro spots the camera in the preliminaries before the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
Samcro: he isn't the second coming but he might win the Marsh Novices' ChaseCredit: Edward Whitaker

We are now only days away. Hopefully.

If the government decides that due to coronavirus major gatherings, such as the Cheltenham Festival, cannot take place, it would surely also have to close down London, which would be tricky.

Yet if drastic action is taken there must be a significant chance a ban would stay in place for months, not weeks. If the 2020 festival does not take place next week it may realistically not take place at all.

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