Kayley Woollacott was widowed at 31 when her husband Richard finally lost his long battle with depression last year. The German-bred Lalor is the stable’s only star and is second favourite for the Arkle Novice Chase today. All we can do now is forgive him and ourselves.”It would need a heart of granite not to cross your fingers and hope for the very best for Lalor, Kayley and her daughter, Bella, this afternoon. Are the Irish Novice hurdlers any good? The quality of the field in today’s opener, The Supreme Novice Hurdle, never really matters that much.

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2019 05:03 UTC