That I had hoped to write would have gone something like this..... "First Epsom runner out of Downs House storms home to give us fairytale start......" Instead, it goes something like this.

"Right arm over the wicket. Fast medium...." "Bunnion props forward to that one, pushing it out to cover point. No run..." "Picked up by Zak Lobster-Pot, the South African all rounder, who polishes ...

Barely another car on the A3 or the M25 just now. If only it was ever thus... A thinly veiled "look at me getting up stupid early on a Bank Holiday weekend whilst the rest of you are sensibly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...