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As regards the improvement in form Blacklion had been gelded since his last run in October and this was his first run in a handicap . It was Nicola Currie ‘s only scheduled ride at the meeting . Would she still have received her riding fee , full or part ?
Following the petition to stop the implementation of betting affordability/financial risk checks , Parliament will debate the petition on Monday February 26th .
Johnson and Hunt are alike because they never mention the jockeys’ colours when calling a race , possibly to disguise the fact that they may be calling the wrong horse .The commentaries are therefore dull and uninformative .
I usually turn the volume down , especially if Johnson,with his overpowering voice , is the commentator .
Here is a link to Julian Wilson’s obituary of Peter O’Sullivan .
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/29/sir-peter-osullevan
Trainer Stuart Williams suggested on Luck on Sunday that in the future female jockeys would have far more rides . Male riders are struggling with the weights ( partly because of the removal of saunas ) and raising the weights would mean than the problem would be transferred to a heavier group of jockeys .
At present female riders commonly can make 8-2 . Saffie Osbourne can ride at 7-13 .Night Of Thunder was matched at 999-1 in his 2000 Guineas .
Google “ Timeform Full Archive “ to source this and also the Betfair SP .
For off course punters maybe but not for people paying to enter the meeting . As I said it should be the seventh ( and last ) race on the card .
According to Dave Ord on yesterday’s “Luck on Sunday “ the rules of racing obliged Cheltenham to fulfil Friday’s fixture if the track was fit to race on .
” My local chip shop closed for a refurbishment just before the first lockdown .”
Would that be Chris’s Chippy Rose Lane ?The Racing Post has a headline announcing Hollie Doyle’s ride in the Oaks .
However the name is hidden behind the paywall . Which horse is she riding ? Thanks .
I recall the race being run at Bath . The horse was long odds-on in a maiden or condition race . I think he said “Oh Joe Oh Joe“ and then there was silence ,thereby showing total respect for Mercer . I remember the tact with which O’Sullivan handled the incident as much as anything .
