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Would you have Martin Dwyer (Liverpool) and Hayley Turner (Notts)?
Dwyer is a good jockey in my book and Turner must be worth a mention for her feats? Or are we getting too close to that ten mark and so anyone less than the calibre of Piggott is to be excluded?
I think that someone ought to warn The Palace…
Weren’t Josh Gifford, Richard Pitman & Terry Biddlecombe finished more than 30 years ago? And Pitman is the most famous loser in NH history!
If we’re counting British, which I doubt we are, I’d suggest, no, insist upon Carl Llewellyn, and give a wee squeak for Peter Niven as well.
Alright I will include Scu and M Dwyer friggo, thats still only seven, its been a bit of a struggle to get this far, so 3 more needed. The palace need not worry.
Richard Hills??????????????????? :o
Choc Thornton absolutely has to be in there. Guesty too and I’d stick Brad in there as well, along with Jamie Osborne.
3 Left. Pick 3 of:
Choc Thornton<br>Carl Llewellyn (clue: he’s definitely one if you include the Welsh)<br>Richard Hills<br>Jamie Osbourne<br>Adrian Nicholls.<br>And perhaps the aforementioned R C Guest, who rode the winner of the toughest National I’ve seen in my 20 years.
All are (or were) top jockeys as your criterion specified. I’d suggest a leopard-skin thong.
(Edited by Friggo at 10:46 pm on May 21, 2007)
Quote: from Money on on 10:50 pm on May 21, 2007[br]Adrian Nicholls? Richard hills? someone is fishing imo
Fine. your opinion and I respect it. Pick 3 of the other 4. No doubt they’re all top class.
Adrian Nicholls top class lol, of course in my opinion i think he’s nothing more than a average jock who rides alot of his fathers horses in handicap sprints. If you’ll notice he doesnt get many rides in group races and many rides outside dandys stable.
If Philip Robinson is English, and I can’t be bothered researching his nationality :cool: , then he’d be in my top 10.<br>
Philip Robinson – good call ToneLoc.<br>has anyone mentioned Kevin Darley ?<br>Joe Mercer was still riding winners within the last 30 years so ought to be counted in too. Was Stan Mellor ?<br>George Duffield ?<br>Jason Weaver ?<br>Where were Bob (B R) Davies and Alan Munro (is he a jock?) from?<br>
(Edited by insomniac at 2:43 pm on May 22, 2007)
Quote: from insomniac on 2:37 pm on May 22, 2007[br]<br>has anyone mentioned Kevin Darley ?<br>
No, for obvious reasons :biggrin:
Just to say that if you have to include Peter Scudamore as one of the top ten English jockeys in the past 30 years, then you really are scraping the barrel.
Precisely – anyone mentioning Adrian Nicholls or Richard Hills must be taking the p*ss.
Alan Munro is Australian I believe.
Also, what part of "Top English jockeys" do people not understand????? That includes Carl Llewellyn for Christ’s sake – Welsh is not English!! It’s not hard…..
(Edited by Shadow Leader at 8:00 pm on May 22, 2007)
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