10th March, 2009 - Ten Excellent Places #6

Being at the races is thrilling. There is something about the colour and the glamour that gives me a thrill every time I go. There is a strange mix of gentry and working class at the races – posh frocks and Benson and Hedges are cheek by jowl, and the press of humanity having a good time is hard to beat.

The colours are what I think of – the jockeys’ silks flashing past the post in a blur of primary colours. And people cheering.