ponchoslament04 Oct 25 08:28Joined: 14 Jun 25 | Topic/replies: 699 | Blogger: ponchoslament's blog
Hé should of got 10 years alone, for the noise he produces,
Blick Mongrel gibberish, a severe insult  to the brain


  Hardly practising what you preach Poncho ??  Some might even say a Racist post. ( breaking bf terms and conditions )

Thsts an genuine opinion Glasgow, about the man’s artistic
Ability, thé genre mainly comes from black culture, but engaging in
A heard mentality, constantly abusing an individual, is not nice.

And I know I probably gave him some stick, and he me, but I apologise
For thst. It’s not nice to be taking shed loads of personal abuse??

As there is a good afternoon's racing I will depart and let the non punting Delbert carry on with his endless posts.
For those that actually bet I wish you good luck with your punting.

Thank you brother Honcho, forgive me my sins on
Thee, and I’ll forgive you thé ones on me ??

is that helmet on my thread ? Get off you fool !

You’ll note that bullyran, still no view shared on the race! Yet he’ll be here to either give abuse born form a very nasty place and he’ll also be full of talk about the race after it!

Whilst calling people arfter timers!

Aye ok ! Ta…..yawn….ffs

The rain has stopped. The ground is soft. I think the principals cannot complain about the ground.

Very soft. White Birch (my nemesis)? On breeding he'd be unlikely to stay 12f esp on heavy ground.

Judged on the time of the 1 mile 3.25, GR2 the ground is probably no worse than Soft IMHO

I had written this write up some time ago long before she became a steamer in the market. The ground looks to have gone against her, if we take her trainers comments for real.

Originally Aventure was due to run in the G1 Prix Jean Romanet, it was seen as her chance for her first Group 1 win. The official line was that that and the Vermielle came too close together to take in both - (think they were two weeks apart).

Dig a little deeper and go back to the 1m 4f race that Quisisana won with ease, the PRIX PAWNEESE last year and look who was in the saddle - A certain Maxim Goyen.

https://www.aprh.fr/reportage/2/82512/chantilly-16-06-2024-6eme-course-prix-pawneese-longines-l-r-fonds-europeen-de-l-elevage/1?asPageNew=1

(Hope that the above link posts in full)

It was a big field and he looked quite impressed and if you can see the race you can see him looking over his shoulder and at the big screen as he put 5 lengths on the field.

That same opposition Iznik & Ottery though no superstars faced Aventure in their next race the Prix de Pomone.

Quisisana was receiving 3lb from them during that route whereas Aventure was getting the 3 year old allowance (9lb)

Simon Rolland’s wrote this:

IZNIK  (103 here and previously) ran well under a more patient ride than some, paying something of a compliment to Quisisana, who beat her and Ottery easily in a listed race the time before.

https://www.attheraces.com/racecard/Deauville/17-August-2024/1525

This year Survive was beaten 1 1/4L by Aventure and 1 3/4L by Quisisana.

So I wondered - Was Gezora a sighter for Quisiana and was Quisiana the reason that they skipped the JEAN ROMANET?.?.

I’ve had it written and stored in I pad notes for ages, since I pointed out that she WASN’T QUOTED in the market.

I heard that Diddy was offered  6 months with Delbert as a cell mate but went for 50 Months,Aceform

Set to begin a short-term riding stint in Japan next month, jockey Alexis Pouchin will partner the in-form Quisisana, who enters the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on a four-race winning streak. "I rode him in trackwork last week, and he felt well-prepared. He's very straightforward to ride and has a great temperament. He can handle both fast and soft ground, though I'd say he might be a bit better with some cut in the ground," Pouchin commented positively.

On the Japanese contenders, Pouchin said, "The one I personally like is Alohi Alii, but I think Croix du Nord is the strongest. It will come down to the ground. If it's good, that will help."

For those who’ve backed her these comments posted today might give some solace.

Please go away if you’re going to call me a liar.

It’s proper analysis of form in detai and how I approach a race.

Ridari was a lovely touch today ;)

And here’s a very insightful read :

- Oisin Murphy: "The only way to bounce back is to ride a good horse"

Several times Golden Whip in England, Oisin Murphy fights against his demons for several years. Liz Price went to meet him, at his home, a few hours away from a weekend of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe where he will have the opportunity to shine in several events and this on Saturday at ParisLongchamp.

Sacrifice.

This is the title of the book that describes a year in the life of champion Oisin Murphy. It is him, moreover, and not the publishing house, who chose the title. “I want people to really understand what it’s like to be a jockey”, he says, perched precariously on the stool in his kitchen, days before the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend.
It is already night when he finally reaches his house after a meeting in Goodwood which brought him a victory for seven climbs. "Not enough", he comments while lighting a cigarillo, before continuing: "I want them to understand that yes, one can earn quite a bit of money as a jockey, but life is not the fairy tale everyone imagines". He speaks with his eyes fixed on the cigarillo which he constantly pats against the ashtray, manipulating it more than he smokes it. Meanwhile, his face remains completely devoid of emotions. It is bewildering to see him evoke with so much distance a life he chose at the age of 14, a life in which he won the British Jockey Championship four times, from 2019 to 2021 and then again in 2024, the year at the center of this book.

Maybe detaching from the intensity of jockey’s life is his way of dealing with the pressure of the job. Because those who know Oisin Murphy, even if, in reality, probably no one really knows him, know that he is one of the most passionate and dedicated men to his profession. Even on vacation, he always stays close to the horses, engaging in show jumping for fun, and on big event days, he wakes up early to gallop horses at training, sometimes on the other side of the country. And every victory, no matter if it is a group I or a race to claim, is lived with the same enthusiasm and fervor.

But tonight, during this interview, his usual smile which, combined with his availability to his many fans, his natural eloquence and his obvious talent in the saddle have made him one of the great stars of racing, does not show once. Maybe the total absence of emotions serves to set the tone for the book, as it explains: “It’s written in diary form, so I tell every day of the season. And in fact, to tell you everything, I complain a lot. But it’s a very honest story of what I feel every day. I think it will give the listeners, if they listen to me speak, or the readers of the book, a real insight into the life of a jockey. Unlike other books, I describe what it’s like when you’re paired with the favorite seven times and beaten every time. There are very few passages on great moments, great victories. I hope it’s not too depressing, but I don’t think that the children will want to become jockeys after reading my book. We’ll see.

Sixteen years after leaving his family to join the stable of his uncle Jim Culloty, the former obstacle jockey who had won the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Best Mate for three consecutive years, and thirteen years after leaving Ireland to become an apprentice at Andrew Balding’s stable in Kingsclere in England, the multiple English Golden Whip is at the top of its profession. Winner of five I groups this year, leading the Jockeys' Championship with thirty victories ahead and starting thanks to Blue Diamond Stud a new original equipment contract, in addition to those with Qatar Racing and Nawara Stud, he should have a smile from ear to ear.

But it would be far too simple in the life of Oisin, who continuously leads, to use the words of the book’s cover, a dance on a taut thread, each step pushing his body and his mind to the breaking point. It is well documented that his career was punctuated with long suspensions for having been positive to alcohol tests and prohibited substances (by contamination rather than by use, it should be emphasized), then, the most important of all in terms of length, for non-compliance with the rules in force during the Covid period.

"My problem is that at the time, I liked to drink," he said, once again, remaining marble. This time, his eyes leave the ashtray and he puts out the cigarillo. He does not seek to justify himself, merely explaining what he undoubtedly had to repeat many times over the years, because already in 2019 he had failed a breathalyzer test while going to the racetrack in Salisbury. at the time, he did not make a connection with an addiction, whereas today, he acknowledges that he is an alcoholic.

“Oh yes, absolutely, I have a disease.” He admits it without the slightest hesitation or embarrassment: “I was not a normal drinker, even if I tried to be. I wanted to do like normal people, have a glass of wine or two, but I failed many times for years. It was not related to a bad moment, it could even happen during a very good period. There were often consequences, but I wasn’t ready to stop. Even if, at one point, I still stayed sober for 18 months. In fact, in October 2021 I started seeing a therapist and it helped me a lot. But it didn’t last and it was my fault. I was not invested”.

Today, after relapsing into the month of April when he was involved in a car accident, he may be, for the first time, invested. “I wasn’t ready before, continues the jockey who just celebrated his 30th birthday last month. I thought I could live like everyone else, but I failed. Now I know that if I don’t stop drinking, my career will be over and all the work accomplished since my childhood, all these dreams of great victories, I would have sacrificed for alcohol. I’m getting old and I had to try to pull myself together. My career is short and I’ve certainly already covered more than half of it. But I really wanted to come back and get into races.

The title Sacrifice, which at first glance seemed to refer to constant discipline to maintain one’s weight, to the grueling pace of endless days that start at dawn on the training tracks and end late on the track, and to the demanding necessity of traveling to the four corners of the world in 24 hours, contains in reality much more meanings than it initially appeared. For Oisin Murphy, being a jockey every day is obviously not always a pleasure and this raises the question: if it’s so difficult, why continue?

"Because I set a goal for myself and I haven’t reached it yet," he replies calmly. There are great races that I have never won before, like the Arc, the Derby or the King George. I would like to give myself a chance to win them. Besides, it would be the greatest moment of my career if I could win the Arc. That has always been my ambition. I saw Kieran Fallon do it with Dylan Thomas. He had 'survived' an investigation by the commissioners. It was extraordinary, it really seemed like an exceptional moment.

This Sunday, he will be riding the Japanese competitor Byzantine Dream with whom he has already won the Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and more recently, the Prix Foy at ParisLongchamp. « It’s probably the best chance I’ve ever had in an Arc ». Finally, a hint of a smile appears on his face. But barely do we have time to notice it, it fades. Oisin Murphy continues: "I do the dance every day so that it no longer rains because if he holds well the 2,400 meters, it is not a real stayer since he was well beaten on long distances at his home in Japan. So, a good piece of land is very important. But he delivered a great performance in the Prix Foy and if I could have the same ground as that day, it would be good. Those around him think he has made more progress and in addition, he has a good spike in speed, we have to see.

Oisin Murphy has already analyzed the performance of each of his future opponents in the Arc and in his head, he knows exactly what awaits him on Sunday. If he is hard on himself, evoking his statistics for the months of July and August which were not extraordinary, he nevertheless admits that the season is rather good thanks to his five group I victories, including one with Sajir, coached by André Fabre, who will also line up at the start of the Prix de la Forêt. The thirst for victories, this force that drives him every day, this ambition to win, all of this is still very much present. He concludes: "I don’t know if alcoholics will read this, but we can always get by as soon as we have the will. This is called knowing how to let go”.

He pauses, lights up another cigarillo and adds: “The only way to bounce back is to ride a good horse.”.

Let’s hope that Byzantine Dream is the good horse who can offer this young jockey so talented the accomplishment he is looking for, so that his sacrifices have a meaning and he can, to use his own words from a chapter dedicated to sleep, finally have a good night.

I hope that he can stick to his new found reality and accomplish all that he wants because real talent is rare and no one can doubt that he has it in spades.

Why did I back the Aga second string wearing colours indicated by the sash?

Because he’d already beaten Shalan who’s now a G1 winner on the C&D was put up for sale which was a double negative and part of the PLOT!

The rain that came was also in his favour, great ride Baza and I’m so very happy that you chinned that smug one Crisford!

Loved how they pushed him from 7/1 to 10/1 too

Follow the market boys!

If he was,he wouldn't be a potless ponce,The Management.
Any claimed bets are aftertimers.
He would post his supposed bet faster than a horse could gallop if he actually had it.
An utterly certifiable lunatic

At last,silence from Delbert.