Or do we….??

DR Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo. And not “Doctor Congo” as I heard somebody say…?!

No pushover for sure. And even if England do sneak through, 90,000 roaring Mexican supporters in the high altitude Azteca Stadium awaits in the early hours of Monday morning. A win for England this evening will unleash millions of “how do we watch this” conversations…

The Azteca match is due to kick off at 1.00am on Monday morning. Sick notes aplenty…?!

July 1st. Half time oranges. Cheltenham around the corner. Not long until we start being bombarded with antepost quotes for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle…

Just checked. The “beautifully” named Feel Gut is favourite at 12/1 for the opening race of the Festival. Even Tho next in at 16/1. Anybody getting stuck in…??

Brighton yesterday with Marsh Benham. Behaving beautifully. Bizarrely…

Wandering out of the racecourse stables like a lamb. Much to the amusement and surprise of the BHA guys and girls on the gate. “Is that really Marsh…..??”

Seasonal debut. Second. Encouraging. How hard did he try ? Only Marsh knows that. But a good beginning to his 2026 campaign, and none of us know what is around the corner with him…?!

From Brighton to the West Sussex Golf Club with Tallulah. A gorgeous evening for a few holes…

Overheard in the bar. “That’s been a long day”. Jeez, try a few of mine…

Epsom later…

Imperial Cult (Jack Callan), Desert Cop (Benoit de la Sayette) and Naranka (Saffie Osborne). None of them have any secrets from anybody. Obvious chances, but none, sadly, with pounds and pounds in hand…

Eclipse 2007. What a ride….