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Plus 12 and damp when driving in. 16mm of rain last night!

Firstly, a big thank you to Simon and Liz Harrison who kindly sent me a bottle of Adnams Single Malt Whisky…. Simon and Liz were here for a morning on the gallops a couple of weeks ago..

Secondly, an apology to Warwick’s clerk of the course. It is Nessie Chanter not Chandler.. Perhaps I muddled her up with a well-known bookmaker?

I am often asked what my ex jockey Norman Williamson is doing nowadays.. He might have ridden my Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Master Oats and Campion Hurdle winner Alderbrook but today he is a leading consignor at most of the jump and flat sales through his Oak Tree Farm but specializes in the 2 year old breeze up sales.. Last weekend he sold the highest 2 year breeze up horse ever sold.

Tuesday morning brings in our usual vet visit and this weeks movers and shakers in the BHA handicap charts were..

Fair Frontieres down 2 to 117, Jeudidee down 2 to 108, Law Of Supply down 1 to 103, Shantou Express down 5 to 112, Von Hallers down 2 to 77 while Magical Escape goes up 1 to 120.

Clare and I are away today.. Peter Deal’s memorial at his favourite venue Lord’s.. The Long Room.. Peter was a very keen and excellent cricketer.. He was also a debenture holder in the Mound Stand..A venue for many after match drinks.. He also loved his cricket tours..

On that note.. Michael Parkinson was quoted as saying...

Drink is a serious problem, particularly on cricket tours, for it can be said, without fear of contradiction, that nothing yet devised by man is worse for a sick hangover than a day's cricket in the summer sun.. How true...