Talking Horses: Here's hoping Thistlecrack is able to run on Boxing Day


After the One For Arthur news, it’s even more important that jump racing’s other stars get a clean run into the new season

Just a few “disrupted fibres” and yet the tendon injury sustained by One For Arthur will be enough to keep the Grand National winner off our screens for a year. What a terrible pity and especially so for everyone at the Lucinda Russell yard where he was the standout talent.

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