Jockeys

[robert99]

EC,

It had to be said and you have said it well.<br>Those who don’t know they don’t know could learn a lot from this Forum. Not many ever ask how to go about it even when what is important  is handed out on a plate. Deference rules for some and if a trainer or commentator has not said it, then it can’t be true.

Averages are for losers as winning is the exception not the rule. Jockey and Trainer tables give the average strike rates and that is it – nice and easy and totally useless. That an average has peaks and troughs in the data that goes to make it up is something many seem to miss out on completely. Exploiting those peaks and troughs, as you have pointed out, alone could turn some of the 99% of losers into winners. How many will ever do anything about it?

[jackane24]

Have to agree PAULCS, Fallon’s ride was poor, and didn’t try at all to get 3rd.

I believe only 2 jockeys riding in the UK and Ireland can make a significant difference to the horse, and they are Fallon and Kinane.

[Wallace]

jackane, how would you quantify the difference these two top riders make to the chance of a horse winning a race in terms of a percentage advantage?

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