Sean Bowen, jump jockey great who can’t buy a winner at the Cheltenham festival

The fact our outstanding rider is an also-ran at the sport’s ‘Olympics’ indicates how far British racing is struggling Mike Trout is 34 years old, weighs 235lb and plays baseball for the Los Angeles Angels. Sean Bowen is 28, tips the scales at around 140lb and is the reigning champion jockey over jumps. At first sight, they do not have a great deal in common besides both being professional athletes (and even then, Trout earns more in a fortnight than Bowen can ever hope to bank