This mysterious sort has a knowledge of horse racing that is second to none. His tips to readers of The Steeple Times bring home the bacon and allegedly, some say, The Tout is supposedly rather partial to a glass of Sir Anthony and Lady Bamford’s Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube when a win comes in.
Two stories to keep beside you
Catherine Mayer
Not to be confused with the less distinguished wife of a former ambassador who shares the same Christian name and a similar surname, this “Jewish high achiever” is the editor at large of TIME and wrote Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly in 2011. Mayer holds dual U.S. and British citizenship and is […]
Dr Andrew Roberts
The nephew of Christian Roberts, the actor and former owner of the Lone Star in Barbados, Andrew Roberts is a historian and journalist. London born and twice married, Roberts lives in New York and was a strong supporter of the War on Iraq. His subjects have numbered Chamberlain, Churchill and Salisbury and he is also […]
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His tips make my month when they come in. More please.