triumphant in the slipstream of her partner,
the Peter Schiergen-trained five-year-old
Dylan Thomas (Ire) mare Usbekia (Ire).
By the time the seven races have been
run, the sun may be dipping but there's still
enough warmth in its rays to stay on for
some 'apres-courses' as the band strikes up
and the racegoers retire to deck chairs for a
bit of oompah with an Aperol Spritz.
The lengthening shadows cast by sur-
rounding mountains will soon envelop the
picture-postcard scene and hasten people
inside to the warmth of La Baracca for a
rowdy dinner.
The only consolation at the end of a superb
Sunday is that there's still the return train
ride to be savoured the following morning.
If there's a better way to spend a weekend,
it's yet to be discovered.
