Cheltenham Et Al: The Best of Alastair Down

Cheltenham Et Al: The Best of Alastair Down

by Alastair Down (Author)

Synopsis

For over 30 years Alastair Down has written about horseracing with an unrivalled cocktail of wit, insight, passion and descriptive power - a combination which has brought him legions of enthusiastic readers, both within and beyond the racing world. Cheltenham et Al offers a generous collection of his very best columns, providing the Down angle on the great horses, jockeys and trainers; the famous races which remain indelibly in the sport's collective memory; the controversies; the laughs - in short, the highs and the lows of racing. By turns moving, uplifting and laugh-out-loud funny, this book provides ample proof of one racing certainty: that no one catches the spirit of racing as Alastair Down does. Shortlisted for Horse Racing Book of the Year in the 2015 British Sports Book Awards.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Racing Post Books
Published: 18 Sep 2015

ISBN 10: 1910498033
ISBN 13: 9781910498033

Media Reviews
Alastair's passion for racing oozes from every page. A delightful read that reinforces what a wonderful sport this is. John Inverdale; His essays on Arkle, Desert Orchid and Red Rum make these legends jump out of the pages. It's great stuff. Claude Duval, The Sun; An excellent racing read by the sport's leading wordsmith. Sir Mark Prescott
Author Bio
Alastair Down is a leading commentator on National Hunt racing and has a regular column in the Racing Post.