I was lucky enough to have grown up a stone’s throw from Clapham Common, south London. There was a pond where you could catch tadpoles and sticklebacks to take home in a jam jar, a bandstand where chi

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Anglo-Irish rivalry is a traditional feature of the Cheltenham Festival, but, recently, it’s been a one-sided battle in Ireland’s favour. This year, however, Jack Watkins suggests that British trainers could stage a fightback