'I had a lot of money on Frankel that night - I just couldn't see him beaten'

In the many tellings of Frankel's astonishing story there are frequent references to the Rowley Mile but not to a Mr Rowley Fenwick.

Admittedly, Fenwick was not pivotal to the career of the thoroughbred whose achievements led him to be hailed by some as racing's all-time greatest.

His role was certainly much less significant than those of Sir Henry Cecil and Tom Queally, while the man who looked after the Warren Place roses probably enjoyed many more Frankel encounters. Even so, on Friday, August 13, 2010, Fenwick came to the fore, albeit not in person for he was temporarily indisposed.