Flat's the way to do it - Whelan rides winner before switching codes

Trevor Whelan: injury may stop jockey's reunion with Lil Rockerfeller

Trevor Whelan: best known for Lil Rockerfeller association

Talk about multitasking.

Plenty of jockeys do two meetings in one day, but not many ride on the Flat and then dash off to a jumps fixture.

But that was the case for Trevor Whelan, who is closely associated with Neil King and his staying hurdle ace Lil Rockerfeller, yet is turning his hand to the Flat this summer.

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James BurnLambourn correspondent

Published on 1 August 2017inReports

Last updated 18:53, 1 August 2017

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