Robert Cooper, Sky Sports Racing’s roving reporter, on a brilliant crop of young riders and his apparently self-driving VW Golf

According to those who know, most of us are living longer these days; I read somewhere that before the end of the century there could be up to 150 candles on the birthday cake. It may require some form of ethereal communication but I’d somehow like to find out if the celebrators possess enough puff to blow them out.Jockeys are certainly riding for longer; Frankie Dettori is still at the top of the tree at the grand old age of 51 and National...