August (and increasingly September) is purgatory for any dyed-in-the-wool jumping fans, so this publication does help tick the days off till Chepstow and the proper start of the season.
I interviewed Alan King earlier this afternoon for One Jump Ahead. I have put together a strong team of trainer interviews with those already covered including Philip Hobbs, Nicky Richards, Willie Mullins, Howard Johnson and Donald McCain. Nicky Henderson and Malcolm Jefferson will, all being well, follow later in the week plus Champion Paul Nicholls once he returns from Galway. For the tenth consecutive year, leading bloodstock agent Anthony Bromley has kindly passed on news of around 30 new horses from France and Ireland who will be plying their trade in the UK this winter. One Jump Ahead should be published early September.