Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, looks back on an eventful month of August, on and off the track

August was an extraordinary month, not only because of the blazing sun and soaring temperatures, but isn’t it also the silly season with loads of ridiculous stories cramming the headlines? I suppose to a point it’s rung true with endless bickering by politicians and of course I was forgetting The Racing League and cricket’s Hundred. I must admit I’ve enjoyed both; the Hundred is an entertaining adrenaline fuelled bash and The Racin...