Vital that authorities move to cater for all levels on racing's resumption

At the virtual intersection between the Grand National at Aintree and its Irish equivalent at Fairyhouse, the sense of what might be lost to racing in the months ahead is palpable.

Before venturing any further, the caveat that this is the way it must be needs to be stressed. For as long as the medical advice is for racing to remain suspended, that’s the way it should remain.

Covid-19 is too virulent a threat to human life for it to be any other way, so we have a collective responsibility to stay vigilant in the quest to get it under control. Few remain blase about how serious a pandemic it is and the fate of Boris Johnson is an unfortunate cautionary tale for those who remain dismissive of its gravitas.