Irish eyes were shining in the Cotswolds and now the gaze turns to Merseyside and the fresh challenges of awesome Aintree.
In this issue Doctor Richard Newland runs a critical health check over the ills of UK jumps racing and the Grand National-winning doctor gives his diagnosis.
But, even if the home guard are struggling to match those raiders from across the water, we are all relishing seeing the best of the best in top-class action and we’ve plenty in this special Aintree issue to whet the appetite.
The Grand National meeting takes the spotlight this month of course, but we’re keeping a w...