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Could be talking through my pocket here having backed Magic City without the fave.
But coming up to a furlong out Magic City looked potentially like he could grap second (The winner had easily gone) when Hughes decided to ease the horse off and ended up finishing 4th.
How do they get away with it? If I went to work and decided for the last hour I’d do naff all it would more than likely cost me my job, no doubt he was looking after the horses handicap mark and it will bolt up next time out.
I wonder if he’s fully over that nasty fall he had over in Dubai, he injured his back and watching his rides he doesn’t seem to have his butt in the air as high as I previously remember.
Charles Darwin to conquer the World
Have a look at the ride he gave it on seas debut last year. won next time out at 16/1 I remember with fondness.
I was talking about exactly this point on course, immediately after the race.
Magic City has been given tender rides on ground he doesn’t like. He’s going to be well handicapped at Royal Ascot or Glorious Goodwood when the going is likely to be in his favour.
Value Is EverythingSo you decide what is most important for racing in general? A string of supposedly top jockeys not bothering to ride out for places or the theory that horses might be better handicapped for their subsequent runs because a string of supposedly top jockeys don’t bother to ride out for places?
Jockeys are under orders to keep their horses out of the frame if they cannot win.
Eh?? How does anything ever finish 2nd or 3rd then??
Mike
They have a new training practise out now called the emergency stop, they are applying disc brakes to the horse and the jockey has a brake peddle.
Once the race is won the rest slam on the brakes and whoever skids past the post in 2nd or 3rd get a bollocking off connections.Charles Darwin to conquer the World
Some jockeys in Ireland are seen to whip the mounts of rival jockeys to keep their own mounts out of the frame.
Some jockeys in Ireland are seen to whip the mounts of rival jockeys to keep their own mounts out of the frame.
I would like to point out that this is absolutely NOT the ravings of a fruity mentalist.
I myself have seen the surreptitious application of genital clamps mid-race to opposing horses by quite literally no end of Irish jockeys. Panorama are investigating as we speak.
Mike
Joking aside, more and more people are beginning to question the integrity of racing even on TRF, a rather staid institution.
Woolfie, don’t be so daft.
Nobody on here is saying the game is squeaky clean, it’s just not riddled with as much skulduggery as you like to make out.Value Is EverythingThey have a new training practise out now called the emergency stop, they are applying disc brakes to the horse and the jockey has a brake peddle.
Once the race is won the rest slam on the brakes and whoever skids past the post in 2nd or 3rd get a bollocking off connections.This made me guffawww
seriously though …please folks lets appreciate the artist that is Mister Hughes ….the ride he gave Red Refraction , was class
and reminded me of Lester who could do the same with equal panache
This horsey scratched to post , hated every yard of the going ,when he thought he would be a rogue again , hughes placed his bonce on the line ….a work of art . just genius
Not many Jocks could ever be compared to the long fellow , but in some respects Hughes is getting to that rare spot …miles clear of all other jocks
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