General

Another cunning plan

plus Goodwood, Deauville, Beverley and Yarmouth on telly

Aug 24 •

Trying to remain upbeat on a mare of a day

Aug 21 •

Diary of a (partially) broken man

Sunday 17th August: Perfectly splendid day, with exceedingly generous drinks and outstanding nibbles, (best so far this year by a distance), to…

Aug 19 •

Not exactly smelling of Roses today!

Day 1 of Galway and an object lesson in remembering names.

Jul 28 •

The Newmarket July Festival Day 1

Well, if you’re going to get wrong-footed, this is the way to do it.

Jul 9 •

Science, but not our tipping work is being blighted by AI.

Day 3 of York's Dante Meeting

May 15 •

100 days - and Jenrick, Priti and Cleverley - even Gove - are all counting.

Feb 10 •

Could starvation addle my brains?

This week's Freebie

Jan 6 •

Let's not be beastly to the Postie

Over a decade ago, I realised that buying an Injured Jockeys or other worthwhile charity Christmas card perhaps lacked meaning.

Dec 21, 2024 •

A perfect day in Pall Mall

That beyond-superlative annual Beano, the Club’s Christmas Lunch, occurred yesterday, and it was the jolliest time amongst a recent trend of deeply…

Dec 13, 2024 •

The Week's Behind XIV

A look back in alarm

Nov 27, 2024 •

The Week'sBehind XIII

A look back in Agri

Nov 20, 2024 •

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