RUBY'S FITNESS

I'm with you. Just can't have it that jockeys are different from other sportsmen and can step right into championship scenarios and perform how they would if they hadn't been injured. They talk hard cos they are hard, but that doesn't mean we should believe them. Think BG will be top jock no bother.

my worry is that if it wasnt for cheltenham you probably wouldnt have seen ruby for about another month.
there must be massive doubts about his fitness.
and you were quite right to highlight it.

I dont doubt his fitness, i doubt his riding edge and his ability to chose the correct horses as he has not sat on most of them.

He will still be top class but i am laying to be top jock.

Hard won edge is only something you get by repeating the same movement over and over again. He's been out too long and no matter how classy he is, he can't have a sharp edge at the mo. Not saying he won't win a couple or three, but surely he's a lay for top jock?

As you've pointed out..

Lay Ruby for top Jockey. with 2 of a start in Big Buck's and Quevega. Yup I'd fancy doing that NOT!!!!!!

Listen carefully to what Nicholls says on the Chelt preview video. Nicholls says he faces some tough decisions whether to put him up,and that he needs to prove he's 100%. I think his last spill was harder on him than many realised.