Newmarket: 'We're the historic home of horseracing, not a suburb for Cambridge'

James Milton visits the heart of the Flat in the final part of our series

The Warren Hill gallops at Newmarket where trainers are already preparing their strings for the forthcoming seasonCredit: Edward Whitaker

The opening fixture of Newmarket's 2020 season is still more than three months away yet the weather on the second Wednesday of January seems keen to get on with it.

Beneath expansive East Anglian skies, a mild, sunny morning has surprised some hibernating residents. "I might have to take off one of my jumpers," declares one Cafe Nero customer.

While it's not quite warm enough to provoke balmy visions of this summer's Newmarket Nights with Bryan Ferry and Rick Astley, there is a palpable hint of spring in the air.

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Published on 10 January 2020inFeatures

Last updated 08:39, 11 January 2020

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