30 OCTOBER 1999, page 77

The Turf

Listen to Willie Robin Oakley E nd of season flat-racing, in gambling terms, is no more than a matter of keeping your head above water as everything is flung on the racecourse......

Food For Thought

Artichoke appeal Simon Courtauld begins a new monthly series on edible garden produce I first came across the Jerusalem arti- choke many years ago, while shooting pheasants. A......