Dave Youngman reflects on the sombre mood around Newmarket after the Queen’s death

HERE at Newmarket, people were out in force to lay floral tributes at the statue of the Queen as you can see from my photo. I laid a nice presentation of flowers there on behalf of all my Racing Club members and all you Racing Ahead readers and was pleased to do so.
I first met the Queen in 1967 when she had HOPEFUL VENTURE in training with Noel Murless here at HQ at Warren Place, it was during my association with that horse I met Her Majesty.
HOPEFUL VENTURE was a son of the Queen's Aureole and rose thr...