MY TOP FIVE FLAT JOCKEYS

STEVE CAUTHEN — Teenage riding sensation (below) moved across the Atlantic to become a three-time champion. Peerless on a frontrunner. LESTER PIGGOTT — The ultimate winning machine. Nobody could imitate his style and no-one could match his appetite for winners.

FRANKIE DETTORI — When he’s flying, no-one has much chance.

PAT EDDERY — The jockey’s jockey. Was born to ride and came alive in the saddle. KIEREN FALLON — Daring tactically while still a sympathetic jockey to his mounts. Fallon seemed to understand horses better than people and it showed.