A day at the races

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

The HH wins the doghound championship for the first time, while the Beaufort claim a 60th title

From being too nervous to hold his binoculars to calling some of the greatest races, this week Derek “Tommo” Thompson retired after 60 years as a commentator

Time to celebrate 75 years with an epic blast from track to track

A newer face mixes it with team riders at Aston-le-Walls’ bumper advanced fixture and a home-bred part-New Forest wins at Portman

Robert Blane on the value of the B test, a late foray into point-to-pointing and how endurance teaches key life skills