The end of an era. We had a sad one on Wednesday and will have a cheerful one tomorrow.

As we enjoyed racing from Goodwood and Galway midweek, news filtered through that Sir Peter O’Sullevan died at the age of 97 years. On pages A6 and A7 I pay tribute to a man whom I idolised since childhood. To have been able to get to know him was a privilege and I treasure all his correspondence.