It’s been a wholly frustrating week. I haven’t known a wet spell like this so late in the season. It’s April after all!

God knows what trainers did before all-weather gallops but I’ve managed to ride out every morning and tick over, but otherwise it’s been extremely boring.

At least I signed off on Saturday with a nice win thanks to Potters Legend’s success in the Smarkets Challenger Staying Chase Series Final Handicap Chase at Haydock.

The series is a great initiative and all credit to Lucy Wadham for targeting the race, resulting in a first prize of £31,000.

I have five rides at Uttoxeter on Saturday, probably headed by the Venetia Williams-trained Commodore in the Betfred Handicap Hurdle.

He was beaten a nose at Towcester last month; a good run on what was his handicap debut. He’ll love the heavy ground and has an obvious chance.

Hurricane Dylan runs in the Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Maiden Hurdle and is another who comes off a good last run.

He was only beaten a length and a quarter in a novice hurdle at Market Rasen and this return to maiden company should mean he’s going to be in the mix. He’ll love the ground too.

I can’t tell you anything about Loch Linnhe or Easter Gold, but Newberry New is another who will put himself right there in the Betfred Super League Handicap Chase.

He hasn’t finished out of the frame in his six starts this season, winning two of those. He’s won at Uttoxeter before and is a consistent type who’s shown a real liking for heavy ground.

Aintree calls next week and I have no idea what I’ll be riding in the big race, but it would probably be an outsider at this stage. Things might become clearer on Monday.

It is one of my favourite weeks. I always stay up in Liverpool and it’s a more relaxed, fun atmosphere compared to the pressures and seriousness of Cheltenham.

I will be one of around 20 jockeys visiting the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on Friday morning. It is something I always want to do, but it’s a very hard thing to do.

Seeing children so sick, with some of them ever-so-young, is heart-wrenching but if we can distract them, and their parents, who are obviously also suffering, for a moment or two, then it’s worth it. It certainly puts life into perspective.

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