Dancing across the Gulf. Wind off the sea... Black Range Rovers this morning. Blocking my drive to the racecourse here in Bahrain. The King of somewhere important.... 15 Range Rovers. 14 of them with ...

Spring is in the air.....?? Pretty brutal out there on the A3 and the M25 just now. Lorries throwing up massive wakes. High surf on highways... Many thanks for the kind messages over the weekend about ...

When heading across the Downs just now.... Simon Dow's string just visible as pin pricks of yellow jacketed riders in the gloaming. An early start for us. Earlier for Simon... Torrential rain across ...

Crisp and clear. A hard frost. How many more of those to come....?? The light in the East as we drive across the Epsom Downs getting brighter by the day. Spring is springing. About time. That felt ...

Clancy in the house. Let The Games Commence.... The Saturday before Cheltenham. After the last 36 hours, it feels a little like the Saturday after Cheltenham. Which I'm not sure is all good, but hey ...

Of minus plenty at first light. And then clear blue skies. Even a hint of warmth in the noon sun... Beautiful when driving across the Downs just now. Wisps of mist hanging above frozen turf. A red sky ...

That are leading into stunningly clear sunny days.... Minus something right now. Windscreen scraping. Fog rolling in. Crunch beneath the feet. Icy puddles. Spring springing....?? The glamour double ...

So nearly giving us the perfect Downs House start when just collared in the final strides at Kempton a fortnight ago.... HIERONYMUS. A good mate who arrived with us in December 2019. His owners ...

When the horses worked in Bahrain just now.... About the same here... 5 Degrees most certainly would not have worked last week when C and I persuaded over 20 friends to fly to the Kingdom for a bit of ...

There is something melancholic about the rhythm of the Shipping Forecast that is now part of the morning commute... Pretty calm out there. Which must be good news for those sea faring folk... So we ...

When driving in just now.... Feels colder... The Grandstand lit bright in the dark of dawn. A stately ship astride the Downs... Torches flickering across the turf as early lots pick their way through ...

Of my love of our great sport, the famous green with the red epaulets have been a constant... There have been changes of tack along the way that have left careers spiralling in the wake... It has not ...