Newmarket embraces open-door policy after a 12-year break Other beneficiaries include the New Astley Club and Racing Welfare. Rivalry between Eton and Harrow - their differences are often sorted out at Lord's in a cricket match - is about to plumb new depths and spill over on to the turf. You may have noticed an American-bred two year-old by Hard Spun, trained by George Baker at Whitsbury, called Eton Rambler who has, so far, run down the field in two maidens. He may not have troubled the judge yet, but, at least, he is still a colt, which is more than can be said for the Ralph Beckett trained two-year-old gelding, Hello Sailor, in which I have a minuscule share; his first and, thus far, only trip out of the yard was to the vet. Eton Rambler is owned by the Eton Ramblers, an association of Eton old-boy cricketers of which Baker is a member. But here's the rub. The Ramblers have reserved the name Harrow Wanderer, their equivalent from the other place, for their next venture into bloodstock. "We're going to buy the cheapest yearling, train it badly and hope it's useless," said Baker of the future Harrow Wanderer. Many stories about John Oaksey have been recalled since he passed away a fortnight ago and Charlie Brooks's column on Monday, referring to one which involved a policeman delivering his tracksuit top back to the Telegraph offices during the London Marathon, reminded me of another involving the police. David East, the former chief constable of South Wales, was at Cheltenham that fateful day when John thought he had taken the wrong course on Pioneer Spirit and included himself among the "irate punters" as John referred to them in one of his subsequent articles. Many years later, as chief constable, he sat next to John at a sportsman's dinner in Swansea to honour Hywel Davies for his 1986 Grand National win on Last Suspect. After dinner and when John had superbly done his bit, he had to hurry back to London but was horrified to find his car blocked in. The chief constable managed to get it free and John's parting words, thanking him, were: "At last, a policeman when I needed one - I hope I don't see another tonight!"