Spring must have sprung, for the flat season opens at Doncaster today, after yesterday's rest. The Guardian reports moves to fix the date of Easter and that William Hill shops opened yesterday, in spite of there being no British horseracing to bet on. Opponents of the present system of arriving at the date of Easter, and of stopping racing on Good Friday, are frustrated by the continuing existence of days when they can't fleece the public. Though a militant atheist, if the present system was good enough for the Council of Nicea, it's good enough for me. Jockeys, trainers and lads need a couple of days a year off the relentless, bookie-driven juggernaut. There's no need to attach them to Christian superstition; we could just as well use the even crazier lunar calendars of some other cults.
250 Doncaster: Zaahid
325 Doncaster: Wi Dud
340 Carlisle: Star Player
400 Doncaster: Vitzanau
