From Ascot to Cheltenham, here’s a personal countdown of the races since 2010 that will live longest in the memory
![Talking Horses: picking the five best races of the last decade](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/159fdbb8e3231213e7fd8d533f2bd88678b5faf6/0_138_4256_2555/master/4256.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=97862b3af4e3828c144f2832b72c3b5a)
You might take the view that the end of the decade is actually a year away, but at least it’s 10 years since I last did something like this. I’ve limited myself to
Britain this time, because that brings the number of races to consider down to a manageable 100,000 or so. The main criterion is which races still live clearly in my memory, so it’s a very personal list with which you are almost certain to disagree, in which case please add your own list in the comments.