Ben Morgan gets a much-needed lift late on in the month

As Ede’iffs Elton got chinned on the line at Wincanton on Boxing Day I knew it wasn’t going to be the Christmas I had hoped for. Robert Walford’s charge (£10 e/w at 13/2) looked the winner in every part of the race apart from the last five yards where he idled and allowed a rival to pass with the finishing post just a stride away.
If this wasn’t agonising enough I then had to sit and watch Gavin Sheehan make a huge mid race move on Saint Calvados (£10 e/w at 33/) in the King George which almost certainly blew his chance. Clearly ...