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I’m struggling to understand precisely what difference it would make if Sam Thomas WAS No 1 jockey, since he was booked to ride Mr Pointment some days ago.
More importantly, I’m struggling to understand why they feel the need to run Turko at all.
Not sure who the "We all" is, but the tactics on Denman were entirely as I expected. Even if he front-runs, the norm has been to wind it up mid-way through the race, not to go out guns blazing.
Sam Thomas kept his head admirably and rode a very good race but the tactics were obvious.
This analysis makes the tactical prowess of Thomas and Findlay all the more admirable
Eh? They did the flipping obvious ……
Posting, or not posting, on a forum on a particular subject is not an indicator of whether one cares. Gorgeous George was very much in the public eye – it’s natural, therefore, that people should post a comment on his death and express their feelings about it. Just because they do not post about every horse unfortunate enough to lose its life on a racecourse (or, indeed, anywhere else) should not be taken as an indicator that it does not matter to them.
The bloody woman annoys me intensely – she sits firmly at the bottom of my list of celebrity chefs to watch – below even Gary Rhodes and Gordon Ramsay. Hmm. Thinking about it, perhaps that would stop her treating her cooking utensils as sex objects ….
The very wonderful Adamant Approach (13 years young) has done rather well this year
and is declared to run in tomorrow’s feature race on the first day of the Killarney festival – go on boy!!My thoughts, too, are with Debs and Luke – and of the many wonderful memories from the Syndicate days.
Thanks for starting the thread, HJ.
He pulled up in the Midlands National with a huge haematoma on his hindquarters. It did look at one stage as if he was going to be ok – don’t know what happened to change that. Very sad – I had a real soft spot for him. :(
I thought Ruby was OTT with the whip, as well, under the circumstances – it wasn’t nice to watch.
Having said that, Wayward Lad, I think you have misunderstood the rules, to an extent. Jockeys are allowed to use the whip in both the forehand and the backhand position. The following is a quote from the rules:
The HRA has asked Stewards of Meetings to consider holding an enquiry into any case where a rider has used his whip in such a way as to cause them concern and publish the following examples of uses of the whip which may be regarded as improper riding:
Hitting horses in any place except:
on the quarters with the whip in either the backhand or forehand position; <br>down the shoulder with the whip in the backhand position; <br>unless very exceptional circumstances prevail.
As for saving the horse for Cheltenham, I’m not too sure that it was a particularly good move to run anything at Kempton yesterday that is entered for Cheltenham – particularly horses that don’t like it soft.<br> <br>
There are plenty of men only Gentlemen’s Clubs in the UK …
(There are even some women only ones)
LM, you are entitled not to be bullied, just like eveyone else – it’s not special treatment. p.s. according to the 2001 census Harrow is 20% Hindu.
DJ, what has all this talk of special treatment under the lawgot to do with Shilpa Shetty and Big Brother? And the irrelevance of your previous post is in a) the reference to the law and b) the particular reference to Muslims.
I haven’t quite figured out how DJ’s post is relevant, in any event.
Shilpa Shetty is Indian. India is around 80% Hindu and only around 13% Muslim. <br>
Oh, and on the original subject :rolleyes:, there are, if you think about it, many successful people in racing who have had a fair bit of help to get there, one way or another.
For example, Martin Pipe would never have achieved as much as he did without the enormous amount of money his father put into the business. ÂÂÂ
(Edited by Tete Rouge at 2:01 pm on Jan. 21, 2007)
I’ve only met Paul Nicholls briefly so, although he was very pleasant, can’t really comment on how likeable he is.  I have, however, been lucky enough to visit the yard a couple of times.  Both visits were on an ordinary day, in the afternoon, when all the lads and lasses were around, mucking out and generally tidying up.  The atmosphere in the yard was great and the staff seemed happy and relaxed, which in turn, I think transmitted to the horses.  We spoke to quite a lot of the lads and lasses (and do so on a regular basis at the races) and a number of them talked about the opportunities they are given to ride in p-t-p’s and about the horses they have been given from the yard.  The first time we went, Young Devereux had just retired and gone to live with one of the lasses.  Likeable or not, I think PFN must be far from a bar-steward to work for!  :biggrin:
(Edited by Tete Rouge at 1:55 pm on Jan. 21, 2007)
and is declared to run in tomorrow’s feature race on the first day of the Killarney festival – go on boy!!