Picture: Frankie Dettori, known for his glittering success in the saddle and flamboyancy, was also flamboyant off the course but was unable to keep the lid on his financial problems. 

Frankie Dettori is likely the world’s most famous jockey and his descent into financial ruin followed a period in which he had his own brush with what has become known as “the Streisand effect.”

He was at one stage worth £18 million, but he recently declared himself bankrupt.

Click here to read The Telegraph article on how it happened