Only two brothers – not 12 – needed for this modern fairytale
Alastair Down talks to the jockey about his flying form and family
By far the most totemic song to emerge from the American Depression was that searing anthem to dark days Brother Can You Spare A Dime immortalised by Al Jolson, Rudy Vallee and, most famously, Bing Crosby.
Readers under 100 should feel free to Google the names.
But leaving the Skelton domain earlier this week I concluded that there are two brothers, flying in recent seasons, who these days could certainly afford a dime – or even a bank draft – to help the less fortunate. Brothers in alms perhaps.
This season Dan Skelton has trained 65 winners, with brother Harry on the 59 mark – about a dozen behind that barnstormer Dickie Johnson. It has been a bountiful summer harvest, with the season proper still to come.
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Published on 23 September 2017inFeatures
Last updated 16:16, 23 September 2017
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