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So farewell Ascot. Rock on Goodwood

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Nick Boyd
Jun 22, 2025
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So that’s that. Overheated young men have beaten each other up over the etymological background to the word Slapper; some have been thrown into side rooms and made to fork out for plastic socks, after failing to wear any with their £19 Primart loafers; women have fainted at the sight of so much sun, ice cream and botox; trainers have publicly declared t…

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