Nicholls plots another Cheltenham campaign
Ditcheat, Somerset
in the centre of this chocolate-box village, where raucous celebrations have followed Paul Nicholls' biggest career successes in National Hunt racing, is easy enough to find.
But where are the stables that famously house and , the brilliant 10-year-old geldings who between them have carried off the Gold Cup in each of the past three years?
You wander up a gently meandering lane, past a fine Victorian gothic church and negotiate a few more twists and turns, and there it is - , situated surprisingly close to the road that would, if you were so inclined, lead you towards the site of the Glastonbury Music Festival.
After the solemn realisation at the age of 12 that I might not be good enough to play cricket for England I decided that the next best thing, writing about cricket, would have to suffice as a career. That's what I've been doing for the 91Èȱ¬ Sport website since 2001, in which time the sport has changed immensely. You can also follow me on .
