17 MAY 1997, page 55

The Turf

Happiness is . . . Robin Oakley I ate a second lunch on Saturday. As the rain bucketed down on the course that likes to call itself 'Lovely Lingfield' and two umbrellas nestled......

High Life

Dressing down Taki J ust as familiarity breeds contempt, informality generates disrespect. Can any of you imagine Winston Churchill in a track suit? Disraeli dressed in blue......

Low Life

Birthday blues Jeffrey Bernard O n Tuesday 27 May I shall be 65, and the only compensation about that mile- stone is the fact that this morning the DSS has sent me forms to fill......