I WAS thrilled to be a guest of Guy and Sophie Henderson for lunch on Tuesday, as they hosted their international guests in the Royal Lodge, opposite the main entrance to the course. The setting for this lunch is breath-taking and this was so even when the weather was so unpredictable.

My table for lunch was predominantly made up of Australian visitors, including the chairman of Moonee Valley Racing Club, Don Casboult, and his wife Karen. The always entertaining and hugely knowledgeable Carter Carnegie was another guest, while Lisa Snowden wore a fetching millenary creation.