This book is dedicated to my late wife Mary
and to the memory of
Dr Jara Moserova
my Czech language translator and friend for forty years who died the day this book was finished.
My thanks to
Andrew Hewson, literary agent Alan Stephenson, Roehampton Rehabilitation Centre Professor Alex Markham, London Research Institute Dr Rosemarie Hutchinson, DNA specialist Jonathan Powell, racing journalist Edward Gillespie, Cheltenham Racecourse Rodney Pettinga, Raceform Interactive Catrina McDonald, RGN, nurse
And especially to my son
Felix
for everything