18 AUGUST 2001, page 47

Happy Coincidences

Robin Oakley I t doesn't always land buttered-side down in life. Obliged by social engagements to give Ascot's Shergar Cup a miss on Saturday and to do my racing in Leicester......

What A Sorry Lot

Taki I 'm in London on my way to Cowes for the jubilee of the America's Cup. I shall be staying with my old friend Gianni Agnelli, that most charismatic of tycoons — in fact,......