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Rarely post on here but I am sick and tired of watching Hughes not ride out a finish once the chance of winning a race has gone. Magic City, case in point, ridden so tenderly once his chance had gone yet traded 1.01 to be placed. And I backed him to be placed. So frustrating.
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its not funny any more...but the longer he goes unpunished...
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if it was your horse... you'd want to have an easy race after winning chance had gone...
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Rides for the owners not the punters, he's said it many a time, caveat emptor when you take up hughes for a place
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it happens time and time and time again. Hughes failing to ride out a horse to make a place. Would love to see how many times his mounts trade at 1.1 or less and dont place.
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if it was my horse I'd sooner be placed than unplaced
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i dont mind as i don't place bet but imagine it does do peoples heads in. As for the quote about riding for the owners, surely they want place money?
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authorities do nothing even though supposed to ride for best possible position
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Richard should be suspended for not trying -
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Don't know but that's a direct quote from hughes himself, maybe hannon-type owners not really in such dire need of place winnings
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in todays case 1st and 2nd were places so riding out to beat the Charlton horse wouldn't have been placed, it's a risk of backing laying the extra place due to non runners on betfair .... i laid the Charlton horse for a place and sort of knew my fate when I realised it was a Hughes ridden horse vying for the third spot
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Bring back Willie Carson. At 70+ he'll still be a 100% trier and probably better than Hughes!
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just did a quick search on RI for the places hughesy ridden horses get when beaten by more than 2 lengths:-
2nd 7 3rd 4 4th 11 5th 12 6th 5 7th 5 8th 4 9th 5 |
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that was this season on turf so far
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