By David Ashforth, £20

David Ashforth is a name that will need no introduction to most Racing Ahead readers – but let’s introduce him anyway. His writing has been a feature of the Racing Post for the past couple of decades and he was a Sporting Life stalwart for many years before that.
His irreverent style has rightly earned him many fans and his series in the Post where he tries – and usually fails – to grab a grand for Christmas is a real delight.
His latest book – Ashforth’s Curiosities of Horseracing – does what it says on th...