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Aaron -9 Chelsea 0; Bularia 516 - UK 1; Rigatoni 1 Spaghetti 1

What a simply splendid weekend!

May 18 • Nick Boyd

Not the worst day ever - officially 5 pts down, but there was plenty of gleaned info to make ends meet.

May 14 • Nick Boyd

Sorry dears, but Sally Bowles is not appearing anytime soon!

I’m sorry, dear hearts, but if I see another bloody article or hear some pan-european pseudo-intellectual glottal-stopping their way through a warning…

May 11 • Nick Boyd

Talking of the end of lent, new life, old stories, resurrections and stuff that makes you doubt...

I feel overwhelmed by this week… maybe it’s the impending excitement of Lambourn Open Day, Saturday drinks, and the Lockinge Old Berks Point-to-Point.

Apr 2 • Nick Boyd

Taking a day off from racing...

It’s been three steps forward and five steps back, pretty well every day this week.

Mar 21 • Nick Boyd

A Farewell to Arms, to the Ladies and Gents and to the Festival.

This time last week, the developed world was either preparing itself to go to, punt on, work at, host lunch parties for, or give hospitality at…

Mar 16 • Nick Boyd

An Unashamed Commercial Message for Cheltenham

Maybe I should be learning the Trumpet - then I could properly blow it.

Mar 8 • Nick Boyd

Please stop posturing - the yanks haven't declared war since 1942 - so no permission needed!

I am perplexed about whether Blighty is de facto at war with Trump, because Trump is an ally.

Mar 2 • Nick Boyd

In the 90s, not being in Epstein's address book would have been social anathema

plus things to make you go hmm, vrroom or yum.

Feb 4 • Nick Boyd

Gnocchi, Farmers playing Golf, and why Lady Scatter-Cushion might be to blame!

This is the third iteration of this small piece, intended only to provide guidance on the upcoming Farmers Insurance PGA tournament, which starts…

Jan 28 • Nick Boyd

2 Fennel, 1 Bill, Some Traitors, Many Rabbit holes,

Plus Aussie Tennis, Golf,

Jan 16 • Nick Boyd

... and breathe

Well, that’s that, I suppose.

Dec 27, 2025 • Nick Boyd

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