Our Racing Expert Bobby Beavers caught up with jockey James Sullivan. Here’s a few things you might not know about the Group 2 winning jockey…
What was your first job?
Apprentice to James Burns
Using one word, how would you describe your first ride?
Overwhelming
One word your friends would describe you as?
Probably Quiet
What horse are you most looking forward to riding this season?
Sovereign Debt
Pint or Prosecco
Pint
Which person in the racing World do you most look up to?
John Gosden
Over the years, what has been your "lucky" Racecourse?
Catterick
What's your favourite food?
Spaghetti Bolognese
What horse, dead or alive, would you most like to ride?
Frankel
Towie or Geordie Shore?
I don't watch either
What's your most memorable win?
Sovereign Debt's win in the Diomed Stakes at Epsom on Derby Day.
If you could ride at any racecourse in the world, where would it be?
Happy Valley in Hong Kong
What would be your profession if you weren't a jockey?
I've no idea, I wanted to be a P.E teacher when I was at school
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Sovereign Debt
What's your party trick?
I fall asleep sometimes
Who's your favourite jockey of all time?
Mick Kinane
Cold winter holiday or holiday on the beach?
Holiday on the beach
Emmerdale of Coronation Street?
Emmerdale
Enable or Cracksman?
Enable
Night in with Mrs or night out with the lads?
Night in with the Mrs
X Factor or The Voice?
X Factor
Fish and Chips or a Sunday Roast?
Sunday Roast
Tea or Coffee?
Tea
Sprinters or Stayers?
Sprinters
