‘Faithless were wrong. God is not a DJ. He is a bookie. Talking of which … back Tricky Trickster for the National’

April 7th, 2010

SALLY ARSCOTT is a self-confessed "horsey girl" who's ridden at Badminton, organised the Olympia International Horse Show and counts equestrian sports, racing in particular, as her abiding passion. But in the absence of a horse, then tennis, rugby and more recently ski cross fill the void. Sally lives in Gloucestershire, which is fantastic if you like horses, but not so great if you ever want to be able to speak by mobile phone... . . . . 7 April 2010 So Cheltenham is but a memory for another year, but what a Festival it was, and not much went according to plan for the big players. Imperial...

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‘Dominance on the sporting field inspires awe in the viewers but real competition is good for the soul – and Kauto v Denman is the truly gripping stuff’

March 2nd, 2010

. SALLY ARSCOTT is a self-confessed "horsey girl" who's ridden at Badminton, organised the Olympia International Horse Show and counts equestrian sports, racing in particular, as her abiding passion. But in the absence of a horse, then tennis, rugby and more recently ski cross fill the void. Sally lives in Gloucestershire, which is fantastic if you like horses, but not so great if you ever want to be able to speak by mobile phone... . . . . 2 March 2010 A fortnight today, the tapes will already have gone up on the opening day of the 2010 Cheltenham Festival, jump racing’s “Olympics Games”, the week in...

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