A remarkable writer and superb broadcaster, his voice was synonymous with jump racing during my childhood.

After a few days in Sydney and Canberra, it’s fantastic to be in Melbourne for the 🇦🇺 Victoria Racing Club Melbourne Cup. Off to the 🏏 cricket soon, then over to 🇳🇿 New Zealand.

Derby Awards: Emerging Talent 🔹Amy Corrado (Irish Field) 🔸Conor Fennelly (Racing Post) 🔹Joshua Stacey (Racing TV) 🔸Xander Brett (freelance/European Bloodstock News)

I had a look at Germany’s 💦 ‘seejagdrennen’ for the latest edition of Gallop Magazine.

My interview with ✩ Rachel Khoo ✩ is the cover feature of the latest Scan Magazine edition. ❄️

Breaking News: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the U.S. who built a legacy as a champion for peace, has died at age 100. cbsn.ws/4iX7bpl

Very sorry to hear this. It was a pleasure to have Johnnie and Tiggy on my student radio show a few years ago. Johnnie was an exceptional broadcaster whose voice will be sorely missed.

Fun to be at the 505th running of the #KiplingcotesDerby last year... Read about the annual spectacle in this week’s Horse & Hound, along with a look at the #GoldenButton.

I delved into Norway’s 🌭 hot dog obsession…

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced bbc.in/3GjFxEk

J’ai fait un petit audioblog pour ARTE Radio sur 🇸🇪 Anders Zorn… audioblog.arteradio.com/blog/154554/po…

My interview with Helen Russell, looking back at her decade in 🇩🇰 Denmark, is Scan’s cover feature this month.

Congratulations, Iga Świątek! 🇵🇱

Congratulations, Jannik Sinner! 🇮🇹

Happy (semi) retirement!

Really looking forward to taking RacingBreaks.com guests to Stockholm in September, on what’ll be our third trip to Sweden. 🇸🇪

Lovely to be in the Channel Islands earlier this year. 🏖️ My article is in the latest edition of Gallop Magazine.

It was lovely to catch up with Sissela Kyle for a cover feature in Scan Magazine…

Very interesting to delve into 🇸🇪 🇺🇸 ‘raggare’, having investigated the 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 ‘Whisky War’ over Hans Island (near 🇬🇱 Greenland) for Monocle Radio earlier this year.

I completed the 59-strong set last month and can now say I’ve been racing at every course in Great Britain. Read more in the latest issue of Racing Ahead magazine, for which it has been fun to contribute a monthly column…