Racing’s horse whisperer

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

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

From a childhood sailing the ocean to reaping major success, the Kiwi event rider is now in the form of her life. She tells Martha Terry about the hot streak and standout string that have put her in medal contention

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

Bubby Upton gives the inside track on her week winning Bramham, a hugely satisfying result after a long journey with talented “freak of nature” Its Cooley Time

A working hunter leaps to glory in the supreme and lands the biggest accolade of the show