Am i right in thinking it's a Bank Holiday Monday today?

In days of yore, every country track would be anticipating its biggest crowd of the year on a bank holiday.

But in these enlightened times, sod racegoers, it's all about subsidies and our lords and masters at the bookmakers have figured out that no-one can bet on more than a handful of meetings.

Oh, and pop concerts after racing but that's a different kettle of worms.

Aside of 3 races at Ripon, and possibly 2 races at Epsom, today's racing is truly woeful.

No, but the banks are shut; last one before x'mas.