'We pull up and I give Facile a sopping wet, mucky pat. You are a monster!'

Wednesday, March 16
3.33pm

Chacun puts down.

Why would you do that? The sound of crackling birch. We’re landing steep. Fine. His head doesn’t come up and he stumbles right. Balls. I’m gone. S**t. Thud. Grass, hooves, sky. I stop rolling, stand up and weirdly hear the crowd roar as they see it happen, slightly delayed from reality on the TV screen. “F***!”

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Published on 21 March 2022inFeatures

Last updated 17:23, 21 March 2022

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