A baldpate with an often aloof demeanour, Tian is one of Crown's most lucrative private junket operators, effectively a middleman who recommends wealthy Chinese high rollers in return for a commission.

The order of entries is alphabetical with performance names, where evident, taking precedence over gentilicians.

I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.

It’s part of a whole lot of home-movie stuff I’ve just bought at Christie’s. Most of it’s too madly dull for words—you know, gay young things arsing around with no shame.