Sir Alex was two-nil up on Friday when homebred Spirit Dancer retained the Bahrain International Trophy and exciting young ...

Il Ridoto, Paul Nicholls’ latest Paddy Power Gold Cup winner, is owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, Ged Mason, John and Lisa Hales.

There is a ripple of realism that seems to run through all Paul Nicholls’ words these days and he is not quite as bullish as ...