There is a lot of talk in certain technology circles about the impact of machine learning and artificial intelligence in sports. Mostly, there is a consensus that sports will be disrupted by new technology, and that consensus sees it as broadly beneficial. In the case of horse racing, you might imagine a situation where a trainer relies on an algorithm to tell them to pull a horse from a race due to the extreme likelihood of injury. Similar technology is already being used in

Good ground conditions are dictating where our jumps trainers place their horses presently, and this is one of several reasons why Warminster - based Milton Harris chose to send 4 horses to Sedgefield today - a round trip of over 600 miles. A few showers turned the going part way through the afternoon to Good To Soft - a going description unfamiliar to any British - based trainer for many months. That it turned into a productive trip surprises no-one in Wiltshire, as Milton's