Breeze-up blues and beltline truths as I go on the offensive in Newmarket
James Thomas gets suited and booted for a rollercoaster couple of days at Tattersalls
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Tuesday, April 14
Craven week signals the end of a sales correspondent’s winter hibernation. A clarion call to get back on the press bench and start writing. If you can remember how. Time will tell, I guess.
It seemed I’d wintered a little too well as when I reached for a smart-ish pair of trousers for the first time in a while, the button somehow (ahem) became detached from the waistband. Ping. Not a great start to proceedings.
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