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10 Jul 25
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Managed to keep a profession as a jockey for so long
He won the arc u know
But watching him settling a horse when trying to hold it up on a tricky track like Epsom, no lie is like watching a 10pts claimer he has no coordination, gile or balance and looks so cumbersome on a horse, watching him makes u realise u don’t have to be good at something to earn a living. He is quite possibly the worse rider I’ve seen in my almost 40yrs of watching racing
He won the arc u know
But watching him settling a horse when trying to hold it up on a tricky track like Epsom, no lie is like watching a 10pts claimer he has no coordination, gile or balance and looks so cumbersome on a horse, watching him makes u realise u don’t have to be good at something to earn a living. He is quite possibly the worse rider I’ve seen in my almost 40yrs of watching racing
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Bad Jockeys dont win Arcs.
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What is a 1Opts claimer? Must be better than a 5pts claimer?
Ugly jockey but tactically astute. |
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You don’t have to bring his looks into it, Swifty!
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BULLET TOOTH TONY⁷
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Have to agree with BTT sty6le more suited to riding in Cowboy films but must have amassed huge wealth from his riding abilities.
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I still don't see how he has got away with his Jim Furyk whip (pro cush) style for so long
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..I imagine that many of his Sir Mark rides have had the handbrake on for so long, that they don't know what they're supposed to do.....allegedly
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I remember seeing a horse go wrong once while he was leaping around all over it's back.
Yes, most horses are strong enough to take his 'style', but that does not mean it is a good one to use regularly. I also often see him getting even more ridiculous on horses that had drifted, and that often makes the horse fade with him flinging himself all over the place on it. So, a stupid style like his can be used for 'different' reasons IMO. |
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just the 2237 winners, clearly doing something right.
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Prices, level stake, and how many losers though?
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...those 2000+ winners came over a twenty year career....he rides way more horses each year than many other jockeys,,,,around 1000 per season in the last five years.
No one is saying he can't ride a winner Ashleigh, just that he is the most ungainly fellow on the back of a racehorse.......Sir Mark employs him, so that must count for something I guess......and Sir Mark provides many of his " point and shoot" short priced winners. |
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As a fair size sample his last 5 years give a level stake of -1662.50
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Looks like he’d have earned a few quid during those five years. 5000 rides equates to £850k just for the riding fee. Nearly £6m in prize money would net him around £500k. Over £250k a year is pretty good for a fairly average jockey.
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Not quite, they have significant costs, plus handing over plenty to Rachel from accounts. If you think of how many scalps there are out of a jockey's riding fees and prize money, not as good as it first appears. Still won't be poor, obviously!
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Wow
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