New Posts For Thread: Ben Coen - riding in "rider restricted races"https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races"to be ridden by riders who, between 2nd March, 2023 and 1st March, 2024 (inclusive) have ridden 30 or fewer winners in Flat races in Great Britain"It appears Coen rode 55 winners in Ireland last year, though I'm not sure how many of those came beforGEORGE.B 19 Mar 24 08:49 Will Colin Keane be coming over next for these "rider restricted" races? Not a restricted meeting, but Keane just said there on RTV that he is riding at Chelmsford on Good Friday. A couple for Jack Jones, who used to work forhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563900385#563900385GEORGE.B 19 Mar 24 08:49 Will Colin Keane be coming over next for these "rider restricted" races? Not a restricted meeting, but Keane just said there on RTV that he is riding at Chelmsford on Good Friday. A couple for Jack Jones, who used to work forTue, 26 Mar 2024 13:14:40 -0500Apprentices will do what they're told.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563884079#563884079Apprentices will do what they're told.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:56:17 -0500Good apprentice's will not want to use up their claim in class 6 races.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563884075#563884075Good apprentice's will not want to use up their claim in class 6 races.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:55:01 -0500Actually I meant a good opportunity for the up and coming apprentice.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563884057#563884057Actually I meant a good opportunity for the up and coming apprentice.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:48:22 -0500My guess as to why the loophole exists...Weatherbys told the BHA their computer only knows about British races so can only automatically screen out jockeys based on British wins.Anyone with a room-temperature IQ would have made the condition universahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563884043#563884043My guess as to why the loophole exists...Weatherbys told the BHA their computer only knows about British races so can only automatically screen out jockeys based on British wins.Anyone with a room-temperature IQ would have made the condition universaTue, 19 Mar 2024 08:42:35 -0500roggrain 19 Mar 24 12:39 Why even have a race with these conditions? Giving jockeys with very poor win %'s (eg one with 2 winsfrom 100,last 12 months on AW) a better chance to win a race. No disrespect to these jockeys. They areathletes working as hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563884013#563884013roggrain 19 Mar 24 12:39 Why even have a race with these conditions? Giving jockeys with very poor win %'s (eg one with 2 winsfrom 100,last 12 months on AW) a better chance to win a race. No disrespect to these jockeys. They areathletes working as hTue, 19 Mar 2024 08:29:02 -0500Why even have a race with these conditions? Giving jockeys with very poor win %'s (eg one with 2 winsfrom 100,last 12 months on AW) a better chance to win a race. No disrespect to these jockeys. They areathletes working as hard as the more successfulhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563883903#563883903Why even have a race with these conditions? Giving jockeys with very poor win %'s (eg one with 2 winsfrom 100,last 12 months on AW) a better chance to win a race. No disrespect to these jockeys. They areathletes working as hard as the more successfulTue, 19 Mar 2024 07:39:04 -0500Riding in first six but conveniently able to go home early and miss the last. Just a total embarrassment all round and so unfair.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563883713#563883713Riding in first six but conveniently able to go home early and miss the last. Just a total embarrassment all round and so unfair.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:36:52 -0500GEORGE.BRe: those 55 winners you mention - I make it 56 winners over that period but that's not too important.What maybe is the fact that, of those 56 winners I've come across 39 of them were at tracks in the provinces of Leinster, Munster, Connachthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563883695#563883695GEORGE.BRe: those 55 winners you mention - I make it 56 winners over that period but that's not too important.What maybe is the fact that, of those 56 winners I've come across 39 of them were at tracks in the provinces of Leinster, Munster, ConnachtTue, 19 Mar 2024 06:22:37 -0500I'm surprised Silvestre de Sousa isn't riding, decent prize money on offer for a mainly class 6 card.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31835969/ben-coen---riding-in-rider-restricted-races?post_id=563883587#563883587I'm surprised Silvestre de Sousa isn't riding, decent prize money on offer for a mainly class 6 card.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:26:49 -0500