25/26 All things point to point

Few jockeys have taken a 12-year sabbatical from the saddle before returning. And it’s unlikely that any have made as immediate an impact on their comeback than Patrick Smith. The 31-year-old, from Bethersden – near Ashford – in Kent, had made a promising start to his pointing career as a teenager, with seven winners in the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons, before disappearing from the scene. He has had his first mounts since, on Grange Island, this season, and got off the mark at Charing on Satu