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Like Paul Nicholls in January, Nicky Henderson has had a relatively quiet 2 weeks but he is running a few today and Nico de Boinville is down to ride a couple of them. All trainers have quiet periods, some deliberate to give horses vaccinations etc, and it is worth noting how they run when they get going again.
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Great trainer but as a place better he frustrates me a bit because if his horse weakens near the finish they are not pressed hard if they can't win. Been stung a few times where a nailed on third is passed on the run in by a more enthusiastic jockey. Not saying he is cheating just that he looks after his horses once they can,'t win. I realise he is not running his stable just for me !
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Great Trainer and one of the best in my time where would we be without them some great memories god luck to him today but not on my placepots
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Good trainer of his best horses but if they are not Grade 1 material I don't think they are very well trained or placed these days.
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I'd agree with that, the handicappers just run anywhere and it's thought they don't really give much thought to them.
Doesn't get many 3 mile chasers these days |
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we had a couple of boats with him long ago and he didnt seem bothered at all although he did tell us one of them would win by a mile 1st up and it did
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cost me a fortune over the years, so I hate him.... not his fault really - for so many years I didn't have a clue what these villains were up to - I used to look at recent form ..... means nowt - some of us take longer than others to wake up ;)
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Don't beat yourself up shooda. I believe it is a big club!
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4 weeks to gold cup desperate ground fcast at newbury,why arnt we having the usual hendo hokey kokey about shiskin running tomorrow ?
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I think the Booze is starting to take its toll on Nicky he is looking a bit rough these Days.
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Great trainer but his blind loyalty to his second rate jockey Nico DB is costing him bigtime. Details matter and Nico will find a way to lose in close races.
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I'll 'lay' Shishkin tomorrow.
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Already laid Shishkin. He has drifted from 1.69 to 1.81 since my bet. It will be very testing ground.
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Thanks Loyal - it sure is :)
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I think Shishkin is lay of the week. Nico will screw up the tactics - guaranteed! Plus the horse is becoming a basket case.
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He has to start first.
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I'll be a backer, after the off of course!
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Henderson and Fitz always worth a bet at Kempton over Christmas back in the day.
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Give me Nico over Fitzy any Day of the fakin Week.
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Give me Nico over Fitzy any Day of the fakin Week.
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I remember Fitzy losing lots of races when I bet him early in his career. Weak as a kitten in a finish until he suddenly got a lot better. By that time I was dead against him!
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I was the same with Trainer Milton Harris he was absolutely crap then reappeared second time round Training Winners galore but i couldn't touch any of them.
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Worried about the ground for Shiskin.
He's won 6 times on soft, once on heavy! |
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It seems to be the standard excuse for any horse these days. They are supposed to be Steeplechasers who used to run across ploughed fields.
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thats how much punters trust hendo,tells world indian express wont like ground and money piles on
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12.55 another Nico DB 'masterclass'..... allows the favourite a soft lead, cruises through the race a few lengths down in second, cant make up the ground in the straight finishing second as always.
An amateur jockey riding way out of his depth. Henderson should have a Top 3 jockey riding for him. Nico isn't even Top 50. I hope everyone is on lay of the week Shiskin. Nico will screw it up even if the horse runs well. |
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Not a thing wrong with his riding of the horse, Had it in a great position all the way round, kept it beautifully balanced, chased a hot pace and beaten by a better horse on the day.
Nothing whatsoever wrong with the way he rode the horse. Sometimes you finish second. |
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Good luck to Shishkin.
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So how bad was Jonjo junior. Hasthing was favourite overnight, drifted today and then was dropped out in a race where the first 3 hardly changed all race apart from Skelton making late headway to catch Fourtown on the line.
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Loyalhoncho - no horses came from behind including the joint fav. Nico does this ALL the time as he has no clock in his head, no tactical awareness and generally gets caught out by superior jockeys. He should have had East India much closer and went much sooner.
He is one of the worst jockey's I have ever seen at the elite level. He is no Barry G thats for sure. |
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wrong buddy Nico is rock solid.
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You're entitled to your opinion, however much I disagree with it.
When did you last ride a racehorse by the way? |
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I think Shishkin will be pulled up after a few fences because of the ground. Then Hendo would said "to save him for the Gold Cup next month".
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Loyalhoncho - My apologies. I had no idea that only current and ex jockeys were allowed to voice an opinion on here. How embarrassing...I'll go now and leave it to the experts like yourself.
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I think Protektorat ought to go for the budget airline race; he's running too keen for my liking.
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well said spurs
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Nico rode a shocker there. gave the long time leader far too much rope, Should have won by 10 lengths, not the four he did.
GENIUS of a jockey, as witnessed by the way he presented at the fourth last! |
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