'Tim insisted it was his horse but the number cloth told a different story!'

Guest columnist Lawney Hill recalls her experiences on the point circuit and as a trainer while grappling with arctic conditions

Judging by last week’s events there’s only one job more challenging than the role of England football manager, and that is being a clerk of a British racecourse.

Jon Pullin at Cheltenham and Newcastle's Eloise Quayle made herculean efforts in a bid to stage their meetings but the cold snap cruelly foiled them.