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VICTORIA PENDLETON 66/1 Foxhunters Chase
VICTORIA PENDLETON 66/1 Foxhunters Chase
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Publicity seeker who looks as poor riding a horse as she did on the dance floor.
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Ridiculous post.
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I wasnt suggesting you were taking the piss Pjay but many others are on other threads. My initial post was in response to the ROFL post by Kenco which is pointless. The rear view camera shows the other horse's hind leg kicked her foot out of the stirrup - bet it was feckin sore more than anything else.
See Smith Eccles has come out and said pretty much the same as we are in that she should wait a year. Im not sure her sponsors would agree and probably not Pendleton herself (as she proabably has something else lined up in a jungle somewhere!) Lets see what happens next week  |
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It's a publicity stunt waiting to backfire. The media are pushing her into riding at Cheltenham and presumably she's taking the bookies' money to do it. It's up to her what she does as it's her neck on the line and she's the one putting herself at risk of breaking it. I've got nothing against her but if anything goes wrong it's her own fault for getting involved in all this media cr@p. Racing will do anything for publicity nowadays.
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You seem to be suggesting she has no choice and she's being forced into this. I can assure you, VP is a very confident,self assured and ' driven' young lady. She is very committed to what she does and is a ' winner ' .
I'm sure she's well aware of her abilities and the risks involved in what she's undertaking. I for one, admire her and wish her well in her endeavours. |
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She isn't upto the standard yet to go round at Cheltenham.
The unseat in the last race was pretty poor and she should have been able to stay on its back. But there's always next year if she puts the graft in and gains a lot more experience in P2P and lower level foxhunter chase's. |
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Will she ever even win a point?
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I'm sure she will
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With a win now under her belt, I hope she takes her chance in the Foxhunters
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Falling off today on the flat in a PtP won't have helped.
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Sorry but I still agree with John Francome when he says she is an accident waiting to happen.
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She has done brilliantly but needs to wait a year. A positive story for racing
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think the same as John Francome and Sint, jockeys are born and bred into their sport. Racing if you don't know what you are doing is a very dangerous sport. Hope she will be ok and the press are delighted just hope she dosen't get injured.
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It is reported on the other side that the lady fell off again. If true I would expect a sensible chap like Paul Nicholls to pull the plug on the venture. I certainly hope so.
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She is allowed to take her chance at Cheltenham
SL website just now Personally think its a great decision! |
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Me too.
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That theory that you need to put in 10,000 hours to be good at anything - she needs about 9,900 hours more.
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She's been learning/preparing for a year. Methinks she's put a fair few hours in !
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Good job that 10,000 hour stat was ignored for the pilots in the 2 world wars ! I think a couple of hours learning the ropes , and they were away.
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mrtopnotch
Date Joined: 21 Jan 11 Add contact | Send message 19 Jan 16 11:08 Joined: 21 Jan 11 | Topic/replies: 979 | Blogger: mrtopnotch's blog Should be 66/1 to get over the first or at least to complete. I stand by this comment I made on the 21st Jan  |
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You'll be laying then !
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place lay will pay for my cheltenham
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Go mad - splash out , put £4 on
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I think what we are all missing is the fact that the OP put this up at 66-1 and her mount is now a general 16-1 shot.
So if nothing else well done and I hope you get a good run for your money. |
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Full credit to her.
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That was a very good performance.
She did much better that I expected. |
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Bloody good effort and could easily have run into a place. Im not particularly a fan of hers but you cant fault the effort and commitment so a big well done to her and Iris should feel a little unlucky that she wasnt in the money.
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As someone against the idea,credit where due,that was a stunning effort,very well ridden.
There are quite a few jocks that could learn from that,giving the horse time to settle,amazing how well it jumped and travelled,food for thought if some horses were left alone, for just a little longer. |
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Thanks Bertyl for your comments...
Massive shame there was no fairytale ending - but in reality when looking at the ride I do feel it was a bit too safe... She was careful ... She wanted to get round ... And past events clearly playing on her mind ... I think the journey she took was amazing - the pressure she faced must have been enormous and the barrage of criticism was unfair and in the end she probably took the right approach... But to achieve what she has achieved in one season is phenomenal - I think she is an amazing woman and has bought something special to racing... |
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Iris
I agree completely. It must be hard for a sportsperson to develop a new career after leaving their sport. Not everyone is suited to management, coaching or journalism. The sense of purpose she got from this must have outweighed the risks for her. Her focus and dedication have been outstanding from the beginning and it has now given her an entry into a new career which isn't focussed on bikes. The upside for the sport we love has been immense. It will help counter the negative impact of the bad news we often get (for example, the sad number of fatalities this week) and get over to a wider public (especially women and younger people) how exciting and enjoyable the game can be. Also, although her ride was cautious, she got a great result out of a horse which had previously shown its best form at much shorter distances. By the way, I don't blame Francome or Smith-Eccles for expressing their concerns - I am just pleased that they were wrong this time. |
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Paul Nicholls must surely take some blame for tactics. It looks very much tht she was told to jump off last, stay out of the way and concentrate on getting round. Had she been told to jump off with the rest she could j
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Paul Nicholls must surely take some blame for tactics. It looks very much tht she was told to jump off last, stay out of the way and concentrate on getting round. Had she been told to jump off with the rest she could j
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Paul Nicholls must surely take some blame for tactics. It looks very much that she was told to jump off last, stay out of the way and concentrate on getting round. Had she been told to jump off with the rest she could have won.
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thik getting round carefully was her own idea, she was on a 6 figbonus if she completed the course.
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I'm in Dubai and just managed to watch the race highlights on Youtube. AP mccoy or Ruby Walsh would have won on that horse. Pendleton is a poor excuse for a jockey.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Think youre missing the point somewhat Greed. It was the Foxhunters - a race for amateurs. Doh!
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lol good point. Doh!
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I am obliged to say that I was very impressed with her ride. She did not do much on the run in but overall impressive.
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place lay was very nice,gave me a little fright when she started coming through them but the money is in the bank. mind you she rode it to try to finish and place in my eyes....cheers miss pendleton
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