Andrew Balding and his wife Anna Lisa are having their photograph taken, surrounded by magnificent horses, in the stable yard at Kingsclere. It’s nestled in the beautiful Hampshire countryside, looking out over Watership Down. They’re strikingly busy people running one of the most successful flat-racing stables in the country – “I suppose I should have brushed my hair and put make-up on before this,” says Anna Lisa, with a laugh. Andrew, phone close to hand, has a runner about to race at Kempton
Former Gunners starlet dubbed the ‘next Bukayo Saka’ has penned a four-year deal with the Seagulls
The Three Lions are through to the last four in Germany and a tie against Netherlands awaits