On June 26, 1284, a piper led 130 children out of the town of Hamelin in Germany and never returned. On December 31, 2021, Davy Russell on Pied Piper led Vauban past the finishing post in Punchestown, but not until after some wandering and crossing. Vauban, in my eyes, was unlucky that day. Pied Piper led his rivals a merry dance in Cheltenham in January – and looks to have improved, too. But I’ll be disappointed if Vauban can’t engineer a victory here and gain his revenge.

Source: Irish Independent March 18, 2022 08:33 UTC