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Am I right in thinking he’s retired from race-riding? In which case, what is he doing these days, please?.
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KAs far as I know he is still riding but it would appear that he avoids the winter all-weather season.
Seem to remember somebody mentioning he was recovering from a recent operation. Up there with Frankie, Richard Hills and Ryan Moore as one of the finest exponents of judging pace from the front imo.
A master in his pomp, but last season was already one too many. Don’t know whether it’s Jarvis’ training techniques or a succession of hs injuries catching up with him, but on so many occasions last year he looked to get run away with and then look desperately weak in a finish.
Neil Callan has been riding most of Jarvis’ horses since the Autumn in PR’s absence.
A master in his pomp, but last season was already one too many. Don’t know whether it’s Jarvis’ training techniques or a succession of hs injuries catching up with him, but on so many occasions last year he looked to get run away with and then look desperately weak in a finish.
Couldn’t agree more.
It’s ruined one of my favourite early-season punting strategies rory, just lump on the seemingly poor value Jarvis 3-y-o handicap debutant and then watch it make all.
Looking through Robinson’s formbook comments for 2009 he went to the front on 61 occasions and won 20 times when he did so. Strike rate of over 30% and a level stakes profit of almost 50% at actual BFSP. 15 of those winners were for Jarvis. His best year strike-rate wise since my records begin at 2000. Still one of the very best from the front in my opinion.
Date……….. Horse
15/04/2009 Taqdeyr
20/04/2009 Cartoon
22/04/2009 Taqdeyr
28/04/2009 Gilt Edge Girl
19/05/2009 Dark Prospect
25/05/2009 Dhushan
28/05/2009 Dunn’o
11/06/2009 Hidden Brief
21/06/2009 Shemoli
02/07/2009 Putra One
09/07/2009 Russian Spirit
18/07/2009 Kings Destiny
25/07/2009 Learo Dochais
10/08/2009 Dahakaa
14/08/2009 Kaolak
22/08/2009 Bertoliver
31/08/2009 Taqdeyr
11/09/2009 Hot Prospect
16/09/2009 Business As Usual
27/09/2009 ElectrolyserInteresting Dhushan is in that list. I like watching his effort on that horse in the Queens Vase.
Well you can cherry pick all you like DJ, but the big picture figures for 2009 do not bear out your assertion that “last season was already one too many”.
Simply not the case. I repeat, overall last year strike-rate wise when going from the front, was his best in the last 10 years.
I see your making inroads into the racing media, DJ. Please don’t go down the path of lazy analysis that is the hallmark of plenty in that profession.
Cav
I’m sure we’ve had this debate regarding the very same rider before, and I’m pretty sure our viewpoints remain as they once were. Agreed it was a cheapshot to single out one particular ride, and I’m not going to disagree with your figures. But I can assure you my views on Robinson’s capabilities as a rider these days are based on watching the vast majority of his rides closely.
Fair enough DJ, we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. If your on the radio any day he dots up I’ll send a barrage of "Have That!!" email’s to the studio.
He is recovering from a operation to one of his hips, which I think he had at the end of November.. (I used to work with his sister-in-law at M. Jarvis’s)
He won’t be back until the turf season in March
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