Ep 155 - Ian Mongan - Bullet Train, Champions Day & a horse called Frankel!

Bullet Train is an often forgotten horse, but 10 years ago the colt played a key role, as the lead horse, in the mighty Frankel’s last race win in the Champion Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot. Ian Mongan, the jockey of Bullet Train reflects on one of the most historic races of the 21st century, certainly one of the most anticipated. Mongan talks fondly about Frankel’s pacemaker, Bullet Train, a Group 3 winner in his classic year, who ran in the 2010 Derby. The jockey explains Bullet Train’s key role in the Frankel story which began at the end of the 2011 season. Bullet Train a three parts brother to Frankel played the part of lead horse in the wonder horse’s last six Group 1 victories. Mongan talks with affection about his trainer Sir Henry Cecil, whose careful handling of Frankel, helped the colt remain unbeaten in his fourteen races Both colts are now at stud, Frankel at Banstead Manor stud near Newmarket while Bullet Train is based at Woodfield Farm stud in Ireland. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @ThePaddandPav Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices