Why are coolmore going with soumillon?

AOB clearly has much to learn from you

They did consider asking the forum's opinion before making the decision but after careful consideration thought it best to decide themselves.

On par with Dettori….thinking otherwise take up tiddlywinks…

french tracks may or may not be better but his record in UK & ire is diabolical taking into account what he's ridden

Get back in your box Pandora, best
Jockey riding today, and has no equal on the
French tracks.

Wonders, hé cant make them go any faster?
If the horse is good enough, he’s the man. Brilliant
Jock

best system etc

Supper Soumie

A diamond necklace to boot.

Oct 5, 2025 -- 12:26PM, ponchoslament wrote:

Get back in your box Pandora, bestJockey riding today, and has no equal on theFrench tracks.

I wouldn't be across french racing well enough to know
my criticism of him purely UK & ire tracks, different style of racing etc

Oct 5, 2025 -- 12:27PM, ponchoslament wrote:

Wonders, hé cant make them go any faster?If the horse is good enough, he’s the man. Brilliant Jock

its about judgement of pace amongst numerous other things
marginal gains etc

happy to report cystern rolling along nicely ...............simply thabesstest!

Now he just has to get the fat lady to sing

He’s excellent judge of pace too, top jockey

Oct 5, 2025 -- 12:50PM, ponchoslament wrote:

He’s excellent judge of pace too, top jockey

in fairness we don't see that when he rides over here but france is different slow & sprint so happy to rein back re france

lol funny

What a weakling Pandora, useless isn't he!

Subjective debate and one that could go on all year never mind all day , best to believe what you're comfortable believing as you'll not change anyone's view.

If you are of the opinion that Soumillon is week, or diabolical, or
Anything other than a top class jockey, racings not for you??

fwiw i think he's great and a top class rider but like every jockey that's ever ridden a racehorse sometimes he isn't , that's when the subjectivity kicks , the interpretation of a jockeys ride will never differ so much as on a betting forum.

Wouldn't get the rides on top animals if he weren't up to it.

to be expected there but 3 on the day

wd fav backers cleaning up

i didn't think he could win the arc but this thread might screw me up

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v close nearly wrecked my day

Michael Tabor seemed a bit frail there.

He is hardly in the first flush of youth,Blazing

Hope I look as good at 83

Hope I don't make it to 83

Being warned off for bribing jockeys takes it toll on your health.

What on Earth are you suggesting,Spocko?

whers Dora?

I strongly suspect Mr Spock has confused the Bookmaker concerned

Which other bookmaker with the same name???

ChatGPT is your friend:


Yes — Michael Barry Tabor was “warned off” from British racecourses (i.e. excluded from them) in 1970 by the Jockey Club.
The Independent
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The Independent
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Here are some more details:

The reason was allegations that he had paid two jockeys (Duncan Hughes and Tom Jennings) for tips, and promised to reward a third jockey (Clive Chapman) similarly.
The Free Library
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The Independent
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The stewards found those allegations proved and “ordered that Michael Barry Tabor be henceforth excluded from all racecourses licensed by the Jockey Club.”
The Free Library
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It was initially a “lifetime ban”, but on appeal it was reduced; he was suspended for about three years.
The Independent
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If you want, I can dig up exactly when he was reinstated, and whether there were any lingering restrictions.

best jockey in the world.

ttt

“not that weakling”.   Great bit of judgement. 

On a very tricky ride as well

TTT