It's obvious, isn't it? Ginny's Destiny is going to give Nicholls another Saturday to savour - but is it too obvious?

We live in a world where Donald Trump has been voted in as American president by the public – twice; a world where a robot can mow your lawn; a world where we watch people watching TV on Gogglebox; a world getting weirder by the day. Therefore, it's strangely reassuring to see a raging-hot favourite for the Paddy Power Gold Cup trained by Paul Frank Nicholls. The more things change, the more they stay the same around here.

Ginny's Destiny is a carbon copy of last year's winner, Stage Star, too. Both second-season novices; both bold jumpers; both like to dominate; both rated 155; both aimed at this race for ages. Both winners of the Paddy Power Gold Cup? That is for you to vote on. Is there such a thing as being too obvious? 

It's staring us straight in the face, though. He's got everything you could want and there are proper punters, shrewd ones, who reckon 3-1 is a good price. Not since Cyfor Malta 26 years ago have we had a winner so short.