Maureen Haggas...

"He just sat there like a big sissy"

https://x.com/RacingTV/status/1981058774379938227

Anyone know if Zac was identifying as a "big sissy" on that particular day?

Zac Purton response 'She must've been on the drink'

^^^^
https://x.com/search?q=Zac%20Purton&src=typed_query

The race. A tad slow away, then squeezed a little on the rail. Not an awful lot there, didn't find when pressure was initially applied. Jockey certainly not the all action style of TM. In the last furlong he was giving it love taps, but had practically given up with the race gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLOUGpCxfE

Maureen is getting a lot more outspoken in her dotage.

A bit harsh from Haggis tbh....I watch a lot of Hong Kong racing and Purton is the master there. The horse could easily have just flopped....as Purton said

She might just know a bit about what a good jockey rides like.

Yeah and she has never seen Lester ride a bad race.....No even wance.

I agree acey but she is usually quite well-informed/worth listening too.  She looks more and more like her old man too as she ages.

Yes i am a big fan L.H

come one lads 2 weeks ago, Mr veitch was on lucky taking 100% credit for this horses last win ,stats,identified a draw,ground and,pace angle,that enabled the horse to win,its pretty obvious its VEITCH/BLOOM that arnt happy and  had it out with haggas who,s blamed the jock, the jock was only man left standing to blame ,could have been worse haggas,veitch,bloom could have been on at York like the rest of us

I welcome criticism, but perhaps she could have started with the million and one examples over here, and some not too far from home.

Storm in a teacup stuff. Still she has called out one more ride than most of the media manage to do in a year.

I just watched the Lake Forest ride and can see why she is so critical.  It looked very unenergetic on the rider’s part.  She should just have said the”result was disappointing” and determine not to use the guy again.

I like her. I fully agree with her comments about the ride of Lake Forest. She speaks her mind with utmost knowledge and experience. She does not hold back whether it is the BHA or a senior / established jockey or not.

The jockey was given specific instruction eg the horse needed cajoling and ridden with vigour.

Ain't it strange Willie blames Murphy, now She blames Purton , anyone remember the saying about a workman blaming his tools...

But Willie's point was proven. The result was overturned by the stewards for intentional interference to win. A professional 'foul' in football lingo.

She was spot on about Purton's ride

Well if you listen to his reply he says he followed the winner for several furlongs but his horse simply wasn't good enough . Economics had a rushed prep according to Willie , why even rush the horse if you knew it bled in the race last year,cracks are starting to appear when you constantly try deflect the blame onto others...

Economics...similarly Gosden was guilty too with FoG. Could it be pressure from the powerful owners?

Lake Forest is clearly an awkward ride - particularly at the start where he invariably loses 2 to 3 lengths. This is a race worth a fortune - nevertheless I can understand TM not doing the trip with his book of rides at Ascot and Longchamps over the weekend. However why didn't they send Fallon? He knows the horse well - ridden him to win etc. He only had 2 races at Ascot (both for Haggas)- one a no-hoper the other with just a squeak. He had not ridden for Haggas for some 4 days before Ascot and he went for another stable one ride in Germany on Sunday. Surely they should have coughed up for Fallon to have made the trip? As regards the Purton ride - after about a furlong the horse and/or jockey clearly became unbalanced and skimmed the rail. Whether this was symptomatic of a bigger problem on the day - no idea, though the 2 horses behind Lake Forest in the initial stages went gliding past later in the race without any response.

LF 2 wins outside of novice company 0/5 in group 1s
not exactly a world beater is it

based on where the 1st 3 race he looked like he was maybe 2l out of his ground turning in but purton was niggling him & there was no response
...looks like toys have gone out the pram for not much

presumably this opens the floodgates for domestic jockeys & trainers to be berated

She wouldn't dare Wonder...

exactly

amazing what can come out of the mouth with all that ocean in the way

Sure is, its exactly the same over here , don't rock the gravy train...

About time jocks were shamed

A jockeys life is a tough one , undernourished ,dehydrated , constantly tired from excess travelling . So I'm always reluctant to blame them . Sometimes though they do need to be called out . I  have the greatest respect for each and everyone of them..

don't want to be pickey but why would a top international yd ,employ a jock for a 5 million quid race ,who to quote MAUREEN, SHE,D NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE THE WEEKEND 

1st time poster -- Maureen Haggas clearly never watches the Hong Kong nags or reads Wikipedia:-

Zac Purton (born 3 January 1983) is an Australian jockey who has won the most races in Hong Kong racing history and won the Hong Kong Jockeys' Championship on seven occasions.

Here he is winning the Everest on Ka Ying Rising the same day he lost on Lake Forest:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEGlLiCQnIM

Perhaps the owners did,they pay the bills.

What you would expect is for them to book a jockey that suits the horse's style. He is obviously a Cobden when she wanted a Bowen.

Could have had 4 jocks on board or none, horse was laboured and not good enough on the day. Never quickened, got lapped by two of the outsiders in the field. Not sure what Mrs H wanted Zak to do....

I agree. He didn't ride it like his life depended on it, looked like he wasn't too fussed at all once it looked beat. However, clearly they wanted an all action jockey. So probably better to book one.

I agree. He didn't ride it like his life depended on it, looked like he wasn't too fussed at all once it looked beat. However, clearly they wanted an all action jockey. So probably better to book one.

Maybe she told the billionaire it would win and he had a few quid on……

I think young Fallon won on the horse last year…..rode it like a man possessed if it was the same horse….