Talking Horses: picking the five best races of the last decade


From Ascot to Cheltenham, here’s a personal countdown of the races since 2010 that will live longest in the memory

You might take the view that the end of the decade is actually a year away, but at least it’s 10 years since I last did something like this. I’ve limited myself to Britain this time, because that brings the number of races to consider down to a manageable 100,000 or so. The main criterion is which races still live clearly in my memory, so it’s a very personal list with which you are almost certain to disagree, in which case please add your own list in the comments.

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Lingfield 11.45 Embrace The Moment 12.15 Puerto Banus 12.45 Depose 1.15 Gold Brocade 1.50 Dreaming Away 2.25 Roundabout Magic
2.55 Skerryvore 3.30 Deadly Accurate 

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