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I used to follow her for the past year and a half or so, but she doesn’t seem to get any more rides at the moment?
Is she pursuing a different career (outside of horse racing) or just not good enough to get more rides?Also a big Poppy fan here – a strong jockey and a lovely person. Also a little worried about how things have gone for her this season.
After a good start to the campaign (She Believes a nice winner in a good race at Ascot), she had a nasty ‘totting-up’ whip ban (28 days I think) that really set her back at a key time. I’m not sure what happened but she also seems to have lost her role with Tony Carroll, who was her main supporter last season and through the AW over the winter. She got beaten on Mister Music in a Southwell claimer back in May (perhaps not her best ride) and seems to have fallen out of favour with Carroll ever since – Elisha Whittington now the main claimer he uses. She has also changed her agent in 2019 which might have made a difference.
Sylvester Kirk seems to be using Poppy a bit more often at the moment and hopefully that’s a link she can build on.
Thanks for your explanation LS. I missed the part with the 28-day whip ban and was a bit confused to see Tony Carroll using other jockeys instead. She seemed to be a Bath regular getting a lot of rides at the track, but apparently things changed pretty fast for her in a rather negative way.
If you don’t get the rides, you don’t get the chance to prove how good you are. I think she has a nice riding style and seems rather tall for a jockey. Wouldn’t be surprised, if she would ride out over jumps for her dad and try to switch disciplines. But I think it goes the other way round: Jumps-> FlatLooks like you’re right, ham. Hope that works out for her – Jamie Spencer could be a good influence on her style.
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