“The great thing is he hasn’t had many battles,” Henderson says as he extends the comparison between Might Bite and himself. “We’ve got to get through the King George first. “As a kid [who went to Eton] Arkle was my legend and he finished his career in the King George. We’ve just got our Group One races – but some mean more than others and the King George is a Classic. He ends up smiling – perhaps because, as our photographer suspects, Henderson does not know it is for the Guardian.

Source: The Guardian December 19, 2017 15:33 UTC