Footballer-turned-agent savours L'Es Fremantle's shock success

Ross Hyslop with jockey Dougie Costello at Hamilton

Another chapter to the remarkable tale of 80-1 winner L'Es Fremantle, the white-faced wonder who got off the mark at the 56th time of asking at Market Rasen on Thursday, has emerged as the victory was a first for a former professional footballer turned jockeys' agent.

Ross Hyslop, 27, has made the unusual transition from goalkeeper to jockey-finder after his initial career, which included spells with Scunthorpe United, Motherwell and Queen of the South, was curtailed by a bad knee injury.

L'Es Fremantle delivers 80-1 shock on 56th start to snap trainer's losing run

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Andrew DietzReporter

Published on 9 November 2018inNews

Last updated 18:59, 9 November 2018

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