The Duke

Little Frenchie; Golden Miller and Medoc II; Banco with Dorothy Paget; they came on bicycles and left in Rolls Royces; allergic to horses; the best schoolmaster of all; unfinished business at Liverpool; Lester Piggott over jumps; playing to win; early days at Condicote; Mill House; the greatest crime in racing; riding and training; the last hurrah; the perils of betting; the big time; the Duke's academy; the Scudamore years; on the brink of bankruptcy; ending the festival hoodoo; the royal appointment; a charter party; on owners and horses; an invitation to Jackdaws Castle; a maiden century; champion trainer; the Duke's way; a Boxing Day confrontation; the flagship and a festival treble.