Derby Day by D J Taylor

This novel is good, but too long and it does get a bit boring.  It is set in Victorian London and follows a number of characters, all of whom have an interest in a horse due to run in the Derby.  One of the characters, Mrs Rebecca Happerton, is disappointingly unrealistic - I suspect the author has never met a woman - but the male characters are much more believable.  The writing is good and easy to read although the plot is a bit too light for a 400 page novel.