Xander Brett enjoys the Danish craic at Klampenborg outside Copenhagen

Crowds at Klampenborg Racecourse in the suburbs of Copenhagen -credit Klampenborg Galopbane

The track at Klampenborg attracts stellar crowds, despite lying in a country where racing doesn’t form part of the national psyche.
A few years ago, Britain developed a fascination with hygge, the Danish word that neatly encapsulates a feeling of cosiness and contentment – with a flavour of Irish craic. A warm pub could be hygge, so could an evening at home by the fire. Hygge, too, could be employed to desc...