William Buick

Paddington emerged victorious but Eclipse was an enthralling duel

15 July 2023 9:00 am

I should have listened to George Duffield. Sandown Park’s Eclipse Stakes, the first time the Classic generation of three-year-olds take…

Lesson to self: don’t put a bet on in autumn

29 October 2022 9:00 am

When things went wrong in his days running the Daily Mirror, the scoundrel Robert Maxwell used to shout: ‘Which effing…

Charlie Appleby is the trainer to beat

16 October 2021 9:00 am

I know what Keats was on about with his mists and mellow fruitfulness, but autumn is less of a joy…

My Arc de Triomphe tips

18 September 2021 9:00 am

The emphasis may all be on speed horses these days, with breeders interested only in horses that struggle to get…

A great contest without the skulduggery of the past

21 August 2021 9:00 am

Taking a day off racing to enjoy Joe Root’s regal 180 not out against India on the third day of…

The turf

16 September 2017 9:00 am

Racing moves off the back pages only when its opponents have bad news to gloat over. Two examples lately have…