The Critic Magazine

Constitutional row

EVERY SPORT HAS ITS SHARE of idiots. One current England football player was, I am told, known by coaching staff at a former club as “pea” because his brain was so small. And that’s just on the field, let alone what you get if listen to any of radio’s ubiquitous fan phone-ins.

Racing is no different, as the recent furore over Constitution Hill’s target for this season demonstrated. After

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