A National to Treasure

April 15, 2012

T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock may have measured out his life in coffee spoons, but for me – like so many others …

Chill winds continue for jockeys

February 1, 2012

Whip bans and Careless Riding figures for January 2012, compared against the same month last year, show a mixed picture, …

January 25, 2012

The naming of cats is a difficult matter, It isn’t just one of your holiday games… (T. S. Eliot) Today …

January 10, 2012

I’m not sure how familiar with Robert Browning apologists of the BHA’s new and revised Whip Rules might be, but …

December 4, 2011

I’m sorry to try my reader(s) patience, but I can’t let yesterday’s Grand Sefton Handicap Chase pass without a further, …

December 2, 2011

Spare a thought for BHA’s embattled defenders on the battlefield of the Whip Rules. They are a motley cavalry, desperately …

November 24, 2011

So poor Chaninbar is now Chaninbarred. I know the feeling, old fella. Perhaps you too could start a blog (“a …

November 21, 2011

Despite the heart-warming resurrection of Kauto Star, it’s hardly been a great week for British Racing. We’ve had corruption cases; …