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“My old friend…..” Pitch black when that early alarm sounds. Midsummer brightness and heatwave becoming distant memories. The country has turned from baked brown to bright [...]

Of those “got to get out of here, M25 bashing, must dash” mornings… Galloping horses at Kempton. At dawn. The glamour venues that we get to when most are still to be stirred by [...]

“Non Partant…..” Which was not ideal. “Probably a non runner….” Kenergy. A long way from home. An hour or two north of Paris. Compiegne Racecourse… On [...]

But not really… More a very truncated travelogue… Planes, trains and automobiles… Day trip to Paris. And specifically Compiegne Racecourse. KENERGY (Alexis Pouchin) running in a [...]

Smashed. To smithereens. Saffie…. The quality of female jockeys globally is so high that there is nil surprise that they perform on the biggest stages, guiding their mounts to prestigious [...]

And short… And to the point… This morning. As many roads to travel, bridges to cross, even seas to navigate. Speed Bonnie Boat… Chester and Bath double header today… [...]

Doing Marsh things… Marsh Benham. Hilarious horse. Plenty of ability – but very often, nil inclination… This year, encouragement in his seasonal debut when 2nd in a small field [...]

250th running of the oldest Classic… Quite surprised that there has not been more made of the anniversary running of the race on Saturday. Maybe there has, and I have been looking in the [...]

Some good. Some bad. Some pretty indifferent… The dull politics that beset our sport, both from within and from outside, rumble along in the background… Many mainstream politicians [...]

“What is his minimum weight….??” “Will he be at Donny or Epsom…??” “Does she still claim off that weight…??” “Does his boss run that [...]