Simon Nott heads to the Sussex coast for a popular Festival

STAR SPORTS FESTIVAL OF RACING – BRIGHTON August 3-5 This three-day August meeting was sponsored by local Hove based bookmakers Star Sports for the first time, it looked as if they’d pushed the boat out with plenty of branding around the course. They’d also bought a pitch on the rails so anyone who wanted a decent bet with them could get one. The racecourse on the hill overlooking Brighton is steeped in history, not least made famous for dubious reasons in the film Brighton Rock based on real life ra...