Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, finds pleny of Christmas cheer in the success of small yards and a love of Placepots

It’s a bit late in the day but I don’t think there will be any add-ons to my New Year Resolutions list. One I implemented this time last year has turned out to be one of the most beneficial in recent decades: keeping a record of my bets.It’s all too easy at end of a mediocre day to say, “I broke about even” – probably meaning, “I lost but it won’t turn my world into a downward spiral ...