Unfortunately I was unable to go to Saturday’s Guns’n’Roses concert in Slane, I was too busy on the farm. And I missed their last appearance in Slane 25 years ago too for the very same reason. I never seem to be able to get the time to let the hair down.

I made the mistake this week of mentioning Cheltenham and cattle prices in the same sentence to a friend. Came the reply, “Never mind the bloody horses.