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 ...

When Annie Power slithered nose first to the turf, the sound I heard was utterly unique. Until now... As Ruby slalomed at the buckle end in a desperate attempt to defy logic and gravity, the air was ...

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 ...

That goes 1,1,3,2,6,4,1,2 has to drop into the box marked "satisfying......" Epsom air. Bahraini desert air. Good air... The Bahraini boys flying home tomorrow with exciting plans ahead... A runner ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...