New Posts For Thread: How has Luke morrishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morrisManaged to keep a profession as a jockey for so longHe won the arc u knowBut watching him settling a horse when trying to hold it up on a tricky track like Epsom, no lie is like watching a 10pts claimer he has no coordination, gile or balance and looWowhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844723#564844723WowFri, 11 Jul 2025 08:24:35 -0500Not quite, they have significant costs, plus handing over plenty to Rachel from accounts. If you think of how many scalps there are out of a jockey's riding fees and prize money, not as good as it first appears. Still won't be poor, obviously!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844711#564844711Not quite, they have significant costs, plus handing over plenty to Rachel from accounts. If you think of how many scalps there are out of a jockey's riding fees and prize money, not as good as it first appears. Still won't be poor, obviously!Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:18:55 -0500Looks like he’d have earned a few quid during those five years. 5000 rides equates to £850k just for the riding fee. Nearly £6m in prize money would net him around £500k. Over £250k a year is pretty good for a fairly average jockey.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844651#564844651Looks like he’d have earned a few quid during those five years. 5000 rides equates to £850k just for the riding fee. Nearly £6m in prize money would net him around £500k. Over £250k a year is pretty good for a fairly average jockey.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:05:26 -0500As a fair size sample his last 5 years give a level stake of -1662.50https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844539#564844539As a fair size sample his last 5 years give a level stake of -1662.50Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:22:38 -0500...those 2000+ winners came over a twenty year career....he rides way more horses each year than many other jockeys,,,,around 1000 per season in the last five years.No one is saying he can't ride a winner Ashleigh, just that he is the most ungainly fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844501#564844501...those 2000+ winners came over a twenty year career....he rides way more horses each year than many other jockeys,,,,around 1000 per season in the last five years.No one is saying he can't ride a winner Ashleigh, just that he is the most ungainly fFri, 11 Jul 2025 07:09:40 -0500Prices, level stake, and how many losers though?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844489#564844489Prices, level stake, and how many losers though?Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:02:20 -0500just the 2237 winners, clearly doing something right.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844485#564844485just the 2237 winners, clearly doing something right.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0500I remember seeing a horse go wrong once while he was leaping around all over it's back.Yes, most horses are strong enough to take his 'style', but that does not mean it is a good one to use regularly. I also often see him getting even more ridiculoushttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844471#564844471I remember seeing a horse go wrong once while he was leaping around all over it's back.Yes, most horses are strong enough to take his 'style', but that does not mean it is a good one to use regularly. I also often see him getting even more ridiculousFri, 11 Jul 2025 06:58:18 -0500..I imagine that many of his Sir Mark rides have had the handbrake on for so long, that they don't know what they're supposed to do.....allegedlyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844391#564844391..I imagine that many of his Sir Mark rides have had the handbrake on for so long, that they don't know what they're supposed to do.....allegedlyFri, 11 Jul 2025 06:31:36 -0500I still don't see how he has got away with his Jim Furyk whip (pro cush) style for so longhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31878947/how-has-luke-morris?post_id=564844311#564844311I still don't see how he has got away with his Jim Furyk whip (pro cush) style for so longFri, 11 Jul 2025 06:15:29 -0500