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robinlace1
21 Oct 11 10:26
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and the punter gets shafted as usual. the jockeys now have a licence to cheat even more than they do now, and no one can say a word about it.
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Report thisforumisFINNISH • October 21, 2011 10:28 AM BST
THEY don't want US to win
Report ya' havin' that one dave • October 21, 2011 10:30 AM BST
they dont care about ure fiver robin
Report robinlace1 • October 21, 2011 10:31 AM BST
no one does mate.
Report roggrain • October 21, 2011 10:40 AM BST
The jockeys have let racing down (apart from Richard Hughes) from day one of this farce. They are obviously ,like most factions in racing,only concerned with their own finances. The limit on the number of hits is unworkable and will result in'virtual'racing. There have always been rules in place to deal with the occasional excesses of an over zealous rider.
Report duffy • October 21, 2011 10:42 AM BST
richard hughes was the only one who let his owners down though wasn't he
Report wee eck • October 21, 2011 10:42 AM BST
roggrain, just window dressing, the problem is nowhere near resolved.
Report duffy • October 21, 2011 10:44 AM BST
agreed wee eck....didn't the jump boys turn up to that meeting??
Report roggrain • October 21, 2011 11:02 AM BST
duffy. 'Be true unto thyself,and as sure as night follows day,you will be false unto no man' That's the way I prefer to look at Hughes' actions.
Report Crawford • October 21, 2011 1:52 PM BST
When will you thickos get it?  The jockeys' objections, even those of the current darling of the happy, slappy brigade Richard Hughes (the one that is often lambasted for not riding a finish to place if a win was out of the question, yes?), were not objecting to the new rules per se, just the levels of punishment and the arbitrary number of strokes in the last furlong. 

And as for this cr@p about punters being shafted, perhaps some of you will start to pay attention to the fact that riding skill apply just as much to the early and middle parts of races as much as the last furlong or so.
Report egner • October 21, 2011 1:55 PM BST
exactly crawford....agree entirely.....
Report Daryl Revok • October 21, 2011 2:10 PM BST
The Great Hughsie. Man of principle. I ride for owners, not punters. I can't do my best for punters. The old rules should be changed for me. The new rules should be changed for me. I'll give this one a ride. I'll drop my hands on this other one.

At least, I suppose, he wasn't the one coming out with that shyte about the older jocks self-regulating overzealous whip use from the confines of the weighing room. Nice one, Ryan.
Report egner • October 21, 2011 2:13 PM BST
again Daryl....agree totally....

many seem to have quickly forgotten the recent past in this whip furore....

..worth refreshing a few minds of the many inconsistencies....great stuff.
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