TALES FROM THE BETTING RING

Simon Nott spends an action-packed two days at Epsom Downs

Epsom Friday
There’s something about the Derby meeting at Epsom, it’s like the ghosts of the last 200 odd years of racing all gather, awakened by the hubbub that permeates the whole course. OK maybe that’s a bit arty but there really is something unique about the meeting. As is often the case I was with Star Sports on the rail for both days at Epsom; what isn’t often the case is that this year they had two pitches where hopefully they’d create a bigger splash a...