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* Andrew Thornton - Long, Hard Road To 1000 Winners *
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#970 Gold Ingot 13/8Fav (Bailey) (Newcastle) (Sat 20th Dec 2014) #971 Sportsreport 6/4Fav (Mullins) (Lingfield) (Sun 21st Dec 2014) ============================================================================================= #972 Somchine 10/1 (Mullins) (Wincanton) (Sat 3rd Jan 2015) #973 Boss In Boots 3/1Fav (Mullins) (Leicester) (Thur 8th Jan 2015) #974 Dawson City 5/2Fav (Gundry) (Plumpton) (Mon 12th Jan 2015) #975 Ultimate Act 7/1 (Mullins) (Warwick) (Thur 22nd Jan 2015) #976 Brunette'Sonly 100/30 (Mullins) (Plumpton) (Mon 26th Jan 2015) #977 Light The City 11/2 (Carr) (Newcastle) (Tue 3rd Mar 2015) #978 Ultimate Act 7/2 (Mullins) (Sandown) (Sat 7th Mar 2015) #979 Somchine 13/8 (Mullins) (Southwell) (Mon 16th Mar 2015) #980 Needless Shouting 6/5Fav (Channon) (Plumpton) (Mon 6th Apr 2015) #981 The Informant 4/1 (Mullins) (Fontwell) (Fri 17th Apr 2015) #982 Giveagirlachance 11/2 (Mullins) (Worcester) (Thur 7th May 2015) 2nd promoted to 1st after Enquiry #983 Adrenalin Flight 7/2Fav (Mullins) (Fontwell) (Sun 24th May 2015) ------------------ Broken Arm ------------------ #984 Alder Mairi 4/5Fav (Mullins) (Wincanton) (Thur 19th Nov 2015) Broken stirrup leather for last mile #985 Alder Mairi 5/1 (Mullins) (Lingfield) (Sat 12th Dec 2015) #986 Manhattan Spring 16/1 (Mullins) (Lingfield) (Mon 21st Dec 2015) NH Flat race on AW ============================================================================================= #987 Gayebury 2/1JtFav (Symonds) (Devon & Exeter) (Fri 1st Jan 2016) #988 Saucysioux 33/1 (Roberts) (Plumpton) (Mon 18th Jan 2016) #989 Barton Gift 3/1Fav (Spearing) (Wincanton) (Sat 20th Feb 2016) #990 Sportsreport 11/2 (Mullins) (Plumpton) (Mon 14th Mar 2016) #991 Bertenbar 3/1 (Hill) (Fontwell) (Fri 15th Apr 2016) #992 Mogestic 10/1 (Mullins) (Warwick) (Mon 2nd May 2016) #993 Kentford Heiress 8/1 (Mullins) (Fontwell) (Wed 1st Jun 2016) #994 Gold Ingot 5/1 (Bailey) (Market Rasen) (Fri 3rd June 2016) #995 Midnight Sapphire 9/4 (Dartnall) (Newton Abbot) (Fri 10th June 2016) #996 Somchine 9/2Fav (Mullins) (Southwell) (Mon 20th June 2016) ------------------ Barren Summer and Autumn, including broken collarbone in Oct ------------------ #997 Laugharne 9/4 (Dace) (Taunton) (Thur 8th Dec 2016) #998 Barton Gift 28/1 (Spearing) (Bangor-on-Dee) (Thur 22nd Dec 2016) ...... |
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Down to ride old compatriot Somchine (see above list) at Wincanton on Boxing Day.
Shame that would be a fitting 1000 trained by loyal Seamus Mullins |
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Great ride today well done Andrew!
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No stone being left unturned. Can't happen soon enough. This is from the RP website:
Thornton bags full Boxing Day book of rides By Bruce Jackson 7:48AM 24 DEC 2016 ANDREW THORNTON is hoping that his last Boxing Day in the saddle will be one to remember as the jockey, who is two short of his ambition to partner 1,000 winners, has picked up seven rides at Wincanton. After more than 25 years riding, Thornton, 44, is not taking having another winner or two for granted, despite his rare full book, which starts with the Mick Channon-trained hurdling debutant Vive Ma Fille. "I'll take it hurdle by hurdle and fence by fence and not get ahead of myself, but Seamus [Mullins] had three horses for me to ride," said Thornton. "I've ridden for Mick a few times, and Paul [Nicholls] said he'd give me a helping hand." There is a touch of irony and a sense of coming full circle about Thornton landing the ride on The Eaglehaslanded for Nicholls. Thornton explained: "When I was 14 or 15 with Arthur Stephenson I was known as Eddie The Eagle as I didn't have contact lenses in those days and wore glasses. "I was throwing a leg across a horse, Great Law, who was 17.2hh when he bolted and we flattened a post and rails, but I clung on until he put his head down and I went flying. I walked back and the head lad just said, 'Oh well, the Eagle has landed!'" Thornton will not want a repeat of three years ago when he was due to take a strong book of rides at Ffos Las only for the meeting to be cancelled. However, he would not mind seeing a bit of rain to help out a couple of his mounts. "It can't be soft enough for Somchine and Dawson City," he said. Thornton will again have to stint on the family Christmas celebrations as he has to ride at 10st 10lb. But he added: "This will be my last Boxing Day and will be my last season riding, so there's an irony that I'll miss it when I can eat as much as I want." |
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Cheers CIK Good Luck Andrew ...
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aye, good luck to the guy, hope he does it.
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Good Luck and make it the day to remember Andrew. I'm sure that you will get a great reception
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Seven rides around Wincanton at £148.95 a time. That's £1042.65 for a day's work without picking up any prize money.
So much for those who think they do it for the glory. Like that bookie said to his client, as he took a cheque to settle his losses - ''it's only a bit of fun.'' |
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Citations needed for his wiki page....
"Because he is taller than the average jump jockey, he is forced to ride very low in the stirrups. It is not always attractive to look at but it rarely fails to get the job done.[citation needed] and "Along with Tony McCoy, he is probably the strongest jump jockey in a finish.[citation needed] |
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Strength in a finish for Christ's sake.
They're trying to tell us that a 44 year old man has as much stamina and strength as a 25 year old. How much strength has a woman got, and they win enough races. If it were all down to strength and stamina there would be any older jockeys or women jockeys. |
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I'd stop at 1000 wins
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Hopefully his final ride will end on a happier note than his first...
"Behind, headway 3 out, close third and ridden when collapsed 100 yards out, dead" |
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Eaglehaslanded for Nichols n/r
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Shocking ride on Vive Ma Fille in the opener at Wincanton just serves to highlight why the Wardrobe is struggling to reach 1000 winners.
Almost any other professional jockey would have offered greater, more effective assistance from the saddle and won the race. |
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Another one ticked off!
He's decent till he needs to move! |
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 999 |
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It'll be great to see 'shock' Thornton do it!
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Well done, The Wardrobe!
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well done..Im exhausted!
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Fantastic Christmas present for him.
Well done AT. |
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congrats to the guy
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Very well done Andrew.
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good on him persistence paid off
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12/1
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Well done he did me a few favours on the way and seems a nice guy. Will he call it a day today?
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Well done Andrew Thornton.
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5 hour ride to track
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Thank the trainers who gave him the horses to ride.
I don't know what they've been playing at letting him go this long. |
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So kind and charitable.
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wd all "yes" backers @ 5/6
 yes he will do it in 2016 accurately priced |
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Well done Andrew Thornton.
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Signed off with a twisted knee?!?
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if that's him done, retired, touch of class imo
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Well done,true British grit.
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WD good achievement
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Congratulations Andrew
 long hard road indeed .... enjoy yourself |
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Terrific achievement for any jockey to ride 1000 winners. Particularly impressive for the the Wardrobe given how poor he's been these last 5-10 years. Hope he does the sensible thing and now retires.
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Well done Andrew Thornton
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Congrats to Andrew Thornton....well done.
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