Arisaig has been chalked up at around 7/1 for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile Handicap at Ascot. Photo: Getty
As Miley from Glenroe might have said, “Well, holy God!”
On the first day of the Galway Festival last week, I opened my column with a defence of betting – so often stigmatised these days – and the fun, pain, and emotional roller-coaster that a punt on the horses can bring. And my goodness, Galway delivered once again.