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It’s a long way, literally and figuratively, from Ayr on Monday to Ascot on Tuesday, but Ingleby Hollow has returned from an abortive spell over hurdles earlier in the year in decent form and may be capable of giving us some ammunition for bigger, better events later in the week. The Ayrshire Cancer Support Here To Help Handicap (4.45) shouldn’t take a great deal of winning, with the…

In the catchily-titled Weatherbys Racing Bank Supporting Mental Health Foundation Stakes (6.50) at Windsor on Monday evening, Oh This Is Us escapes a penalty for winning the Listed Spring Trophy Stakes, over 7 furlongs, at Haydock at this time last year. Richard Hannon’s 5-year-old returns from a 74-day break, but has been at the top of his game at Meydan in Dubai in recent months and appears to…

Katie Walsh announces her retirement from the saddle following winner at Punchestown https://t.co/02E8jtyqZw pic.twitter.com/VttaHDpB5p — Racing Post (@RacingPost) 27 April 2018

On Wednesday at 19:45 Liverpool take on Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final. The game, to be held at Anfield, is highly anticipated and evenly matched. Both teams have their injury concerns, with Pep Guardiola confirming that Sergio Ageuro will be abscent, and Liverpool missing a trio of defenders (Joel Matip, Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez). It's a busy time for Manchester…

The Sunday before the Cheltenham Festival inevitably feels like the calm before the storm, but the Warwick card is competitive enough, at least numerically, and may provide an opportunity to swell the coffers ahead of the potential minefield later in the week. The suggestion is Piton Pete in the opening Newark Livestock Market (2.20). Oliver Sherwood’s 7-year-old missed the whole of the 2016/17 season through injury, but gained…