The last ever Jeffrey Bernard anecdote
A of us have our Proust-like moments, when our own version of the Madeleine cake brings us remembrance of things past. For me it was the announcement that this year's Royal Ascot meeting was to be held at York. On hearing the news, things suddenly went out of focus, and there came that echoing style music that signified flashbacks in black and white films. Suddenly, I recalled a day at the races, long ago, with the l…