“No one can dispute the quality of jumps trainers and riders in the UK and Ireland, but it is not the best. The “best” is where the money is and for jumps racing, that is France; and that won’t change any time soon.”
How come Gold Tweet got whupped 30 lengths in the gold cup then? How come the French don’t cruise over here in March and clean up as a warm up for their meetings? Mullins has probably won more G1s in France than this lot:
Lageneste & Macaire
Chailiie-Chaille
Leenders
Nicolle
Mele
Clayeux
George & Zetterholm
have in GB & Ire put together
The money and the best are not always in the same place. Mishriff won the Saudi Cup and had race career earning about 4 times that of Frankel- whoopee doo , his stud fee is €12.5k which is no more than his ability was worth- very good, but not a superstar. He won the Juddemonte well but got spanked on his other 7 attempts in G1 races in the UK and Ire.