Gill day at the Races

Had a wonderful corporate day at Epsom yesterday - Ladies Day - you should have seen the hats!

The winner of the hat competition was a beautiful young lady with a wonderful hat and made page 2 of today's (Telegraph) newspaper

As a guest of "Clear View Stables" the champagne and Pimms flowed. Had a tour of the stables which was lucky really because the track was very crowded and we couldn't really see any of the horses from track side although we were right on the fence just short of the finish line.

The bookmaker in the private marquee did a roaring trade although I did manage to make a profit of £3.00 over the whole day - I guess if he knew that he might not have been so happy on his way home in his big car!

Travelled by taxi and train - the whole of Epsom Downs was grid locked and would be even worse today. John, do you remember going there before? Mum and I can remember being there with you but not much else apart from seeing Lester Pigott flying past!