Pippa was right, the horse is a winner

The Irish-trained Hewick, purchased a few years ago for a mere €850 (the price of a couple of bullocks), writes Farming columnist Denis Lehane.

"If I make the price of a pint from my adventures in beef for 2022, I'll be doing better than I planned," writes Denis Lehane.

Well, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be saying Pippa was right.

But she was, and so here I am today flushed with embarrassment, boiling over with remorse, on bended knee, apologising for being such a terrible fool.