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I wonder if anyone can explain to this poor confused soul the logic that underpins the riding arrangements behind this stables runners.
There seems to be no consistency whatsoever to the arangements and no continuity either.
We have had, amongst others, Fanning, De Sousa, Fallon, Fairley, Callan already employed this season, and even Dettori came to the party today.
I would have thought that a stable of that size would choose either of 2 tacks
a) simply use the best available or
b) use a stable jockey so that the feedback on the animals is consistent and can inform future plansWhy don’t you get the answer straight from the horse’s mouth and ask him on his website? I would do if I was bothered about it.
Mark Johnston’s use of jockeys is the same now as it has been for quite a while. He has nearly 200 horses in training and therefore needs lots of jockeys to call on. He mostly uses Joe Fanning, Greg Fairley, Royston Ffrench and fairly recently also Silvester de Sousa. Royston Ffrench has not ridden in the UK yet this season. He was riding in Dubai until late March, maybe he is having a rest after a long winter.
Mark has some horses for Hamdan Al Maktoum, so Richard Hills sometimes rides those – big races or when he’s just at the track anyway.
He has lots of horses for Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, that’s Sheik Mohammed’s son. So Frankie Dettori or any of the Godolphin jockeys might take the ride if available.
If he has two horses in a race at a course where only one of his jockeys is attending then he’ll use any available jockey who is free and whom he believes will do a good job.
If he has one horse who is going to a far away meeting and it’s not worth sending a regular jockey, again he’ll use any available jockey who is free and whom he believes will do a good job.
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Mark Johnston is one of the finest manipulaters of the modern betting market, you just have to hold your hands up and admit the guy is in a league of his own.
Nothing what he does it wrong because he’s producing winners whereby lack of public knowledge about Horse Racing allows him to profit maximize at the most valuable odds.
Hi Guys
Thanks for the replies but I am still confused – let me explain with a couple of examples ;Musselburgh 1 April
2 Johnston runners owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Makhtoum.
4.20 Guest Book ridden by Fanning (Fallon rides a much longer priced horse for Goldie)
4.50 Dressing Room ridden by Fallon (Fanning has no ride)
Previous day
Leicester 31 March
2.50 Elusive Love ridden by Fallon (ridden in its 3 previous races by Fanning
3.20 Sadlers Risk wins ridden by Fanning (Fallon no ride)
Grateful if anyone can explain
Just looked at todays Beverley results
4.10 Art History wins under De Sousa ( had previously been ridden by Fairley). Fairley was 3rd on School for Scandal.
5.10 Pretty Diamond wins under Fairley, De Sousa is beaten on odds on stablemate Bestwecan (who also had previously been ridden by Fairley)
Really confused now !
The simple answer has to be it enables Mark to stay one step ahead of the odds compilers: same jock on a horse easy to price the risk; different jocks each time the horse appears, a chance the animal will be over-priced and a decent touch can be landed.
From Mark Johnston’s website:
"From time to time, the subject of riding arrangements for the yard’s horses raises its head. Ever since Mark dispensed with the idea of retaining a jockey, people seem inordinately interested in the pecking order among the jockeys used by the stable.
The announcement last spring that, in an effort to boost his campaign to recapture the jockeys’ title, Frankie Dettori would ride, when available, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s horses within the MJR string caused a stir. In recent years, the consistency of Joe Fanning and Greg Fairley has ensured that these two have headed our jockeys’ standings by quite a margin.
This season could see an interesting new development in jockey affairs as Mark has two new apprentices bursting to showcase their talents. First up, Daryl Byrne hails from Kildare in Ireland, where he has already ridden up 15 winners. Joining Daryl in challenging for rides will be young Jason Hart"
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