It would be common for a trainer to feel tense ahead of a weekend in which their dreams could come true, but Karl Burke’s angst has nothing to do with horses.
Burke has assembled one of the most powerful stables in Britain, his base in North Yorkshire alive with emerging talent. He has high hopes for Night Raider, an intriguing runner in Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas, plus Fallen Angel and Darnation, the two arrows he aims at Sunday's Qipco 1,000 Guineas.
Things are ticking along smoothly at Spigot Lodge stables but the same cannot be said at Anfield.