And a touch of ice in the strong breeze... Spring is here, but a February feel as dawn's light creeps over that far horizon... Horse boxes en route to Kempton. A few to gallop there. Fabulous ...

Magnolia Lane. Amen Corner. The par 3 16th... Scottie again ? Or Rory's time ? Morikawa, DeChambeau and Rahm. Corey Conners a live outsider... Day One. A long game. But a good start is pretty ...

Magnolia Lane. Amen Corner. The par 3 16th... Scottie again ? Or Rory's time ? Morikawa, DeChambeau and Rahm. Corey Conners a live outsider... Day One. A long game. But a good start is pretty ...

Masterful. Father and Son. Willie in tears. That last bit rather throwing Patrick.... An extraordinary dynasty - and the scarce believable tales keep rolling out... A compelling horse race under ...

Of bright sunshine, clear skies and high temperatures.... But it is proper chilly at first light. Scraping windscreens in the dark. But I guess scraping windscreens in the dark of April is a whole ...

Switches tripping... The dial swinging from the National Hunt towards the Flat... Although after Willie's stellar weekend on Merseyside, there will be plenty of fans and pundits whose focus will now ...

A bright red sun creeping over the eastern horizon. Frost on the ground. Early Lots meandering hither and thither. The giant Cruise Ship of a Grandstand aglow in pale pink light... The commute from ...

Back in the late 70's, I was taken to watch Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in West London... A mighty fine team back then. Stan Bowles a mercurial but supremely gifted footballer. A maverick who ...

Set fair for Grand National week, and those watering systems at Aintree and elsewhere will be on full bore.... The Epsom straight being watered just now as I drove across the Downs... A fine week of ...