RACING DIARIES INDEX

Maintain a diary all your days. A diary is a doorway to a second life, running parallel to the one you live and produces even a third life, for by recording the day’s events you preserve the days like berries. You may return to that day, taste it and live it over again but without that act of preservation the day has gone; it is nothing. Elspeth Marr (1871 – 1947)
April 2019	Saturday 27th	Sandown Park Jump Finale
	Good Friday 19th	Lambourn Open Day
	Saturday 06th	Aintree Festival – Grand National Day
	Friday 05th	Aintree Festival – Ladies’ Day
	Thursday 04th	Aintree Festival – Grand National Thursday
March 2019	Friday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4
	Thursday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3
	Wednesday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2
	Tuesday 12th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1
December 2018	Boxing Day Wednesday 26th	Kempton Park Winter Festival – featuring King George VI Chase
	Saturday 01st	Ladbrokes Trophy (formerly Hennessy Gold Cup) Day
October 2018	Saturday 20th	Visit to Noel Williams’ yard near Blewbury
	Saturday 13th	Visit to Graeme McPherson’s yard near Stow-on-the-Wold
September 2018	Saturday 29th	Visit to Robin Dickin’s yard at Great Alne
August 2018	Bank Holiday Monday 27th	Visit to Colin Tizzard’s Public Open Day
July 2018	Sunday 29th	Alpaca Experience at Butlers Farm in Essex
	Tuesday 24th	Visit to Newmarket – The National Stud and Palace House National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art
June 2018	Thursday 21st	Royal Ascot Ladies Day featuring the Ascot Gold Cup
	Saturday 2nd	Visit to Chandler Manor Farm Stud to see Shilpa, Money Maid and their foals
April 2018	Saturday 28th	Sandown Park Jump Finale
	Saturday 14th	Aintree Festival – Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree Festival – Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 13th	Aintree Festival – Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree Festival – Ladies Day Part I
	Thursday 12th	Aintree Festival – Grand National Thursday Part II
		Aintree Festival – Grand National Thursday Part I
March 2018	Saturday 31st	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
	13th to 16th March	BHA Stewards’ Reports – Cheltenham Festival 2018
	Friday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part I
	Thursday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part I
	Wednesday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part I
	Tuesday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part I
December 2017	Tuesday 26th	Didn’t attend Kempton Park, due to a head cold
	Saturday 16th	Christmas-themed alpaca walk at Abbotts View Farm
	Saturday 09th	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
	Saturday 02nd	Ladbrokes Trophy (formerly Hennessy Gold Cup) Day
November 2017	Saturday 18th	Cheltenham November Meeting – Day 2
October 2017	Saturday 28th	Visit to Noel Williams’ yard in Blewbury
	Saturday 14th	Visit to Graeme McPherson’s yard near Stow-on-the-Wold
August 2017	Saturday 12th	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
	Saturday 05th	Visit to Noel Williams’ yard in Blewbury
July 2017	Sunday 09th	Walking an alpaca at Abbotts View Farm
	Saturday 08th	Visit to Robin Dickin’s yard at Great Alne
April 2017	Saturday 29th	Sandown Park Jump Finale
	Friday 14th	Lambourn Open Day
	Saturday 8th	Aintree Festival Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree Festival Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 7th	Aintree Festival Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree Festival Ladies Day Part I
	Thursday 6th	Aintree Festival Grand Opening Day Part II
		Aintree Festival Grand Opening Day Part I
March 2017	Saturday 25th	Visit to Noel Williams’ yard in Blewbury & Newbury races
	Friday 17th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part I
	Thursday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part I
	Wednesday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part I
	Tuesday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part I
February 2017	Saturday 25th	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
December 2016	Boxing Day Monday 26th	Kempton Park – featuring the King George VI Chase
November 2016	Saturday 26th	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
		Visit to Noel Williams’ yard in Blewbury
October 2016	Saturday 29th	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
	Sunday 02nd	Charity Walk in Cirencester in aid of Gloucestershire Hospitals – undertaken by both Choc and me – and including photos!
September 2016	Saturday 03rd	Visit to Noel Williams’ new yard in Blewbury
August 2016	Saturday 13th	Visit to Jamie Snowden’s yard in Lambourn
July 2016	Saturday 30th	Visit to Graeme McPherson’s yard near Stow-on-the-Wold
April 2016	Saturday 23rd	Sandown Park – Jump Season Finale
	Saturday 09th	Aintree – Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 08th	Aintree – Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree – Ladies Day Part I
	Thursday 07th	Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part I
March 2016	Friday 18th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 - Part III
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 - Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 - Part I
	Thursday 17th	Couldn’t attend Festival as planned, due to exhaustion ...
	Wednesday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 - Part I
	Tuesday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 - Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 - Part I
	Saturday 12th	Visit to see Menace at White Shoot Stables, Blewbury
February 2016	Saturday 6th	Visit to see Menace at White Shoot Stables, Blewbury
December 2015	Sunday 27th	Kempton Park
	Boxing Day Saturday 26th	Kempton Park – featuring the King George VI Chase
November 2015	Saturday 28th	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
	Friday 27th	Newbury
October 2015	Saturday 31st	Ascot Halloween Raceday
	Saturday 10th	Visit to see Menace at White Shoot Stables, Blewbury
July 2015	Saturday 11th	Barbury International Horse Trials
	Monday 06th	Worcester – featuring Menace the Twitterati racehorse
April 2015	Saturday 25th	Sandown Park – Jump Season Finale
	Saturday 11th	Aintree – Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 10th	Aintree – Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree – Ladies Day Part I
	Thursday 9th	Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part I
March 2015	Friday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – Part III
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 – Part I
	Thursday 12th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3 – Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 3 – Part I
	Wednesday 11th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 – Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 – Part I
	Tuesday 10th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 – Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 – Part I
February 2015	Sunday 15th	Visit to meet Menace at White Shoot Stables, Blewbury
January 2015	Saturday 24th	Pogo Pandemonium – Newbury Racecourse
		Cheltenham Festival Trials Day
December 2014	Boxing Day Friday 26th	Kempton Park – King George VI Chase
November 2014	Saturday 29th	Newbury - Hennessy Gold Cup Day Part II
		Newbury - Hennessy Gold Cup Day Part I
October 2014	Saturday 18th	Cheltenham Showcase Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Showcase Day 2 Part I
September 2014	Sunday 7th	Martin Keighley’s Public Open Day
April 2014	Saturday 26th	Sandown Park – Season Finale
	Saturday 5th	Aintree – Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 4th	Aintree – Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree – Ladies Day Part I
	Thursday 3rd	Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part II
		Aintree – Grand Opening Day Part I
March 2014	Saturday 22nd	Newbury
	Saturday 15th	Kempton Park
	Friday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part III
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part I
	Thursday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part I
	Wednesday 12th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part I
	Tuesday 11th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part I
February 2014	Saturday 22nd	Kempton Park – BetBright Chase Day
December 2013	Boxing Day Thursday 26th	Kempton Park – King George VI Chase
	Saturday 7th	Sandown Park
November 2013	Saturday 30th	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
	Monday 25th	Kempton Park
October 2013	Sunday 20th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 19th	Cheltenham Showcase Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Showcase Day 2 Part I
September 2013	Sunday 29th	Martin Keighley’s Owners’ Day
June 2013	Sunday 16th	Heythrop Country Fair
April 2013	Saturday 06th	Aintree Grand National Day Part III
		Aintree Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 05th	Aintree Ladies Day Part II
		Aintree Ladies Day Part I
March 2013	Friday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Part I
	Thursday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 3 Part I
	Wednesday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Part I
	Tuesday 12th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part II
		Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Part I
	Saturday 02nd	Newbury – Greatwood Charity Raceday
February 2013	Saturday 23rd	Kempton Park – Racing Plus Chase Day
January 2013	Saturday 12th	Kempton Park – Lanzarote Hurdle Day
December 2012	Boxing Day Wednesday 26th	Kempton Park – King George VI Chase
	Saturday 22nd	Ascot
	Saturday 01st	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
November 2012	Thursday 29th	Newbury
	Monday 05th	Kempton Park
October 2012	Sunday 21st	Kempton Park
	Saturday 20th	Cheltenham Showcase Day 2
September 2012	Saturday 08th	Stratford Upon Avon
June 2012	Saturday 30th	Barbury International Hit-Air Challenge
	Sunday 17th	Heythrop Summer Fair & Donkey Derby
April 2012	Saturday 14th	Aintree Festival Day 3 Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree Festival Day 3 Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 13th	Aintree Festival Day 2 Part II
		Aintree Festival Day 2 Part I
March 2012	Saturday 24th	Newbury
	Saturday 17th	Kempton Park
	Friday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4
	Thursday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3
	Wednesday 14th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2
	Tuesday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1
	Saturday 03rd	Newbury
February 2012	Saturday 25th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 18th	Ascot
January 2012	Saturday 28th	Cheltenham – Festival Trials Day
December 2011	Boxing Day Monday 26th	Kempton Park – King George VI Chase
November 2011	Saturday 26th	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
	Saturday 19th	Ascot
	Saturday 05th	Sandown Park
October 2011	Monday 31st	Kempton Park Photos & Diary
	Saturday 29th	Ascot
	Sunday 16th	Kempton Park Photos & Diary
September 2011	Sunday 25th	Martin Keighley’s Open Day
August 2011	Friday 05th	Worcester Photos & Diary
May 2011	Saturday 28th	Stratford Upon Avon
April 2011	Good Friday 22nd	Lambourn Open Day
	Sunday 10th	Ascot
	Saturday 9th	Aintree Festival Day 3 – Grand National Day Part II
		Aintree Festival Day 3 – Grand National Day Part I
	Friday 8th	Aintree Festival Day 2
March 2011	Monday 28th	Towcester – Choc’s 1000th Career Winner
	Saturday 26th	Newbury – EBF Mares’ Only Finale Day
	Friday 18th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4
	Thursday 17th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3
	Wednesday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2
	Tuesday 15th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1
February 2011	Saturday 26th	Kempton Park – Racing Post Chase Day
	Friday 11th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 05th	Sandown Park
January 2011	Saturday 29th	Cheltenham
	Saturday 22nd	Ascot
	Saturday 15th	Kempton Park – King George VI Chase
	Saturday 08th	Sandown Park
November 2010	Saturday 27th	Newbury – Hennessy Gold Cup Day
	Monday 22nd	Kempton Park
	Monday 01st	Kempton Park
October 2010	Sunday 17th	Kempton Park
September 2010	Tuesday 21st	‘An Evening with Choc Thornton’
August 2010	Friday 6th	Worcester - Photos and Diary
June 2010	Sunday 13th	Stratford Upon Avon
April 2010	Saturday 10th	Aintree Festival Day 3 – Grand National
	Friday 09th	Aintree Festival Day 2
March 2010	Saturday 27th	Newbury & 2nd Course Walk with Choc
	Friday 19th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4
	Thursday 18th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3
	Wednesday 17th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2
	Tuesday 16th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1
	Saturday 13th	Sandown Park
February 2010	Saturday 27th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 20th	Ascot
	Saturday 13th	Newbury
December 2009	Sunday 27th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 12th	Cheltenham
November 2009	Saturday 28th	Newbury
	Saturday 21st	Ascot
	Monday 02nd	Kempton Park
October 2009	Sunday 25th	Towcester
September 2009	Tuesday 22nd	Stratford Upon Avon
	Sunday 13th	Martin Keighley’s Open Day
	Sunday 06th	Worcester
August 2009	Bank Holiday Monday 31st	Huntingdon
	Thursday 13th	Stratford Upon Avon
July 2009	Sunday 19th	Stratford Upon Avon
	Sunday 12th	Stratford Upon Avon
May 2009	Sunday 31st	Stratford Upon Avon
April 2009	Saturday 25th	Sandown Park
	Thursday 16th	Cheltenham
	Saturday 04th	Aintree – Grand National
	Friday 03rd	Aintree
March 2009	Saturday 21st	Newbury
	Friday 13th	Cheltenham Festival Day 4
	Thursday 12th	Cheltenham Festival Day 3
	Wednesday 11th	Cheltenham Festival Day 2
	Tuesday 10th	Cheltenham Festival Day 1
	Saturday 07th	Sandown Park
	Sunday 01st	Huntingdon
February 2009	Saturday 28th	Newbury
	Saturday 21st	Kempton Park
	Thursday 19th	Huntingdon
	Saturday 14th	Ascot
January 2009	Saturday 31st	Sandown Park
	Saturday 24th	Cheltenham
	Sunday 18th	Towcester
	Saturday 17th	Ascot
December 2008	Monday 29th	Newbury
	Boxing Day Friday 26th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 20th	Ascot
	Friday 19th	Ascot
	Saturday 13th	Cheltenham – course walk with Choc
	Thursday 11th	Huntingdon
	Saturday 06th	Sandown Park
	Friday 05th	Sandown Park
November 2008	Saturday 29th	Newbury
	Wednesday 26th	Kempton Park
	Saturday 22nd	Ascot
	Friday 21st	Ascot
	Sunday 16th	Cheltenham
	Wednesday 05th	Huntingdon
	Sunday 02nd	Huntingdon
	Saturday 01st	Ascot
October 2008	Wednesday 29th	Huntingdon
	Sunday 19th	Kempton Park
	Tuesday 14th	Huntingdon
	Wednesday 08th	Towcester
	Sunday 05th	Huntingdon
September 2008	Saturday 27th	Market Rasen
	Sunday 21st	Plumpton
	Sunday 07th	Fontwell Park
August 2008	Bank Holiday Monday 25th	Huntingdon
	Sunday 03rd	Market Rasen
July 2008	Sunday 13th	Stratford Upon Avon
June 2008	Sunday 29th	Uttoxeter
	Sunday 15th	Stratford Upon Avon
	Sunday 08th	Worcester
April 2008	Saturday 26th	Sandown Park