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To rush through…. Hoops too… That time of year. Busy is good etc etc… An early start to Kempton. To gallop a couple. Charlie Bishop joining us… Early starts are part and [...]

Australian racing rabbit hole alert… We have not had one for a while. Loading for Race 6 at Grafton. Jukebox In Siberia the favourite. Wondering how on earth they came up with that name. I [...]

Down the hours… Tuesday morning. Dammam to Cairo to Stansted. Is the plan. For Nesthorn, Max Mayhem, Desert Cop and Gordon Grey… Their stay in the Kingdom extended by a month. [...]

Overnight… And not because they were falling out of nightclubs and bars at closing time… The siren alarm that comes raging through my telephone through the night is in no way [...]

Racing in a war zone… But great to be here to look into the eyes of those who have ensured the welfare of our horses through these troubling times. I can see the strain and the tiredness, [...]

And foggy. When driving across those Downs just now. Shadows in the mist as early workers head to the gallops – if they can find them… The giant Cruise Ship of a Grandstand barely [...]

Due to “unforeseen circumstances”…. The King’s Cup meeting that was originally scheduled for 5th and 6th March in Bahrain will now take place this coming Thursday and [...]

The bedrock. Where foundations are laid. Where journeys begin, and dreams take flight… Point to Pointing. Tables groaning under pies and sandwiches and bubbling stews. Beer in plastic cups. [...]

And planes and trains and automobiles… Are catching up with me this morning… Plenty going on in our sport. Here, there and everywhere. But that will have to be for another day as [...]

As Ryan crouched a little lower off the home bend, let out an inch or two of rein and got down in behind his horse’s neck… Kempton gets crowds like this when blue moons and Boxing Day [...]