'All I wanted to do was finish my day, get in the shower and punch the wall'
The face of racing tells Lee Mottershead about Enable, the past and the future
You are about to read the words of a man hopelessly in love.
Since the shutdown started, Frankie Dettori has spent more time than ever before with his wife and five children, but there have also been regular trips to see the other woman, a four-legged phenomenon who delivered him the highest highs and lowest low in the most remarkable year of his remarkable career.
If you thought only Bryony Frost could speak with enlightening insight about a horse, think again. For in this latest encounter with the world's number-one jockey you will discover a Dettori whose affection and admiration for Enable is matched only by his deep understanding of the thoroughbred he treasures more than any other. You will be surprised by his brutally honest analysis of last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and thrilled by his assessment of what lies ahead for a man who this year turns 50. This is Frankie in his most fabulous form.
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