This year's Scottish Derby, run at Shawfield, has been cancelled by promoter Billy King due to the lack of a sponsor.

It's a great shame that the race, won in the past by the likes of Larkhill Jo, Sonic Flight and Fear Me, won't be going ahead.

King had failed to reach agreement with Sky for their coverage of the race and said that it wasn't worth it for the money Sky offered. I'm no great fan of Rupert Murdoch's company and whilst I agree with King's sentiments I thought at the time he was being very short sighted with regards to the sport as a whole.

A major attraction for a sponsor is surely TV coverage and without that the track was always going to struggle. Now it seems he is paying the price as their biggest night of the year won't take place.