My Main source of income has gone with Richs retirement....

Dickie Hills paid de bills  !

33 years in the game.... Jeez, thats a shock !

There will be vigil heard for Dickie @ both main In Running offices in London.

Already talk that the layers amongst the fraternity might have to turn their attentions to backing through the months of April - November now the one they worship is hanging up his boots....

No longer can you stick a bag up at evens when he's edging ahead a furlong out and instantly go to make a cuppa knowing the days wages will be secured over the  next 13/14 seconds.

A sad day.

Yep, Studious.... who'll be the new cash cow !  ?

i was  down overall  last year . however  it  would  have been far  worse  but  for  laying my  friend Richard. cant  we  have a whip  round  to  make him change  his  mind ?...no  more  posh  holidays  for me

I can see now Richard has retired Micheal Hills following suit soon enough.  There wouldnt be much between them age wise I'd guess as they look very similar & cant see Micheal hanging around too long as they also appear good pals

... maybe when we look back, Rich did inherit Barringtons ability to make money from the sport !

"There wouldnt be much between them age wise I'd guess as they look very similar"

Twins usualy are of similar age !

^   

they also appear good pals

Like Arnold & Danny  !

Only 2 Mercs a year for me now

Rich=THE CHILD CATCHER FROM "CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG"..

Thats a bit cruel Col.

Gutted hear, I backed him blind on 2 y/o's at Ascot


       Runs    Wins    2nd    3rd    4th    Prize           Win%   Profit%     £1LS
2yo     68    16    11    9    5    £562,173    24%    64%     £43.36

Should off used a

Cell 1	Cell 2
Cell 3	Cell 4

Always looked very good when he was sitting still imo.

Tbf to Dickie, few better on a front runner, could judge the pace !

Plenty on this forum seem to give R Hills a hard time but he has had a fantastic career.
Bad jockeys dont win 6 classics imo, nuff said

The 1999 World Cup win on Almutawakel was one of several winners at the highest level for Hills, with his first being for then-boss Tom Jones on Ashal in the 1990 Ascot Gold Cup.

The Derby was the only British Classic Hills failed to win as he triumphed in the 1,000 Guineas three times [Harayir, Lahan and Ghanaati], the 2,000 Guineas [Haafhd], Oaks [Eswarah] and St Leger [Mutafaweq].

Not a fantastic return on the amount of Group 1s he rode in, of course imvho !

The man was average at best,anybody that thinks other wise is stupid imvho.

Halcydon,i have just noticed we have the same number of topics/replys.

Or maybe not.

another can ?

The honestscouser
I can see now Richard has retired Micheal Hills following suit soon enough.  There wouldnt be much between them age wise I'd guess as they look very similar & cant see Micheal hanging around too long as they also appear good pals


a classic

Yep !   

They only 'ave kidda's in wons in Scouseland !   

There wouldnt be much between them age wise I'd guess as they look very similar

Got that bit right though

Several minutes is a long time mate.....



... certainly in H R terms  !

Oi Willow 1966

Is he going to get the job for Sheik Hamdan ?

I bumped into him to-day.................."kempt town Paddy"....recons that hes sha66ing identical twins

I said "how can you tell em apart"?

He said "one of ems got a ****"

sad day R Hills retires, made a fortune over the years backing him at inflated odds with the armchair layers on here.

Yawn

Agree with you there , usually a good price