Paddy Brennan is 36 and Bryony Frost is 22. These two compelling jump jockeys share the same birthday and a passion for racing. But Brennan faces the end of his career while Frost is just starting hers. He comes from a non-racing background in County Galway while she grew up on Dartmoor as the daughter of Jimmy Frost,the 1989 Grand National winner. Brennan has won 17 Grade One races, including the Gold Cup, and but he is haunted by past defeats and desperate for one final mountainous win before retirement. Frost still mucks out every day at the stables of champion trainer Paul Nicholls but her success in her first year as a professional had made her the darling of racing. Their contrasting stories will take their next twists and turns at this week’s Cheltenham FestivalRacing footage courtesy of Racing UK.
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Source: guardian.co.uk