Harry Skelton

He must have thought he was riding Dancing Brave

These jockeys are fecking useless when comes to understanding horses ! They are not machines , they expect the near on impossible from horses !
Anyone with an ounce of common sense does not ride the last 2 furlongs like that !

Much has been made over the last couple of days about Skelton and the hold-up tactics, mainly by the very irritating Chapman. Thankfully, only Skelton and Bowen do it on a regular basis. Giving away cheap lengths in slowly run races is never a good idea, and quite often riding ex-pointers for speed in slowly run races is not a good idea. If you do it then the rest of the field are dictating the race to you. Not good, particularly on a favourite. He has got away with it a few times because Chepstow has a very long testing straight, and there have probably been a lot of unfit horses coming back to him. Obviously, that isn't always the case, and too often, the jock is going to look a mug.

very much doubt he'd get many rides without family ties.

Hapless Harry can always rely on Dodgy Dan..

How about  the best horse won? Why would they change tactics from the horse P2P win? The 2nd favourite didn't give away so called "cheap lengths"

Three rides on favourites at the Chepstow meeting 2 wins & second. Gave that last one every chance of winning but was beaten by the better horse on the day. What's the issue here?

Losing,clueless bleaters perhaps,WP

Jinxy is a grade A pocket-talking mug, Whippin! He has the same form book as Mics and pretty much the same results!

Apart from bowen I wouldn't want anybody else on one laid out for a handicap, hurdle or chase

Grade 3 imv…..wouldn’t get many outside brothers barn tbh……looks dreadful at a fence…

A family that have jumped horses for 50 years plus and done not much else and the forum geniuses claim he can't present a horse at a fence,  go figure.

He’s not a natural…..

Put it this way he ain’t a Francome,Walsh,Dunwoody or a Tommy Carmody…..imo.

Aceform is an appalling judge of jockeyship

aceform has a good eye…..

So did Nelson

I remember Francome saying not long ago he cringes watching some of the current crop (no names mentioned)….

It is always easier to criticise from an armchair when you have retired.
I have no difficulty backing one Harry is riding if I fancy it

He is capable like most……but not in the camp as riders mentioned…..bla….

Did anybody say that he was?

TTT

Kenbum & uphis ions are a pair little nothings who would get shot down and leave the forum if they didn`t stick together blowing sm9oke up each others Kenbums ,

Not shut a lot of posters down after the  OP

As forv whippin willy , what does 2 wins and a 2nd have to do with anything ? Another stat talking gonk who is clueless !
Horses win races most of the time , not jockeys ! They are as responsible for losing as well !

Too far to the left ,! ions .....

Jinxy the Grade A potless mug

Go and tell Kenbum , he will make you feel better
I don`t follow the left

All those years ago when Aceform posted one of his "this wins on the snaff" posts.  It pretty landed on fence at Hexham and PPKing ever the wordsmith posted YOUR HORSE APPEARS TO BE PERCHED ON A FENCE.

That still gets mentioned to this day Crawford tbh…..Kevin Blake (Irish Whisper) gave it a write up…..

# Geez us, that was bad ( 3-45 Southwell ), now I know where the phrase " schooling in public " comes from. Skelton on the better horse by a mile there.

Poor bait GC!!

Tellus who the jockey was in the 3.45

Have a look on the results page , should find out there !

My mistake, Tristan Durrell was onboard. Poor ride just the same.

Fooking around in a 3 horse race ! He`s a shocking judge of riding

Nothing to do with the winner being Rated 18 lbs superior and also getting 9 lbs then

start was unacceptable imo

Sheehan's ride was even worse IMO

The Skelton one couldn't jump, so more about the trainer....

Oct 16, 2026 -- 8:47AM, uptheirons wrote:

Nothing to do with the winner being Rated 18 lbs superior and also getting 9 lbs then

Uphisown ,Such a total mug , wtf has your comment got do do with anything ? Another idiot  talking stats ?

So because winner is rated 18lbs supperior and 9lbs better in , Skelton is thinking , according to that he is not think it is possible for him to win unless the winner falls !
Geeze , you do talk rubbish !

A Village is missing its Idiot,Jinxy.
Let them know when you get back

On jolly well backed next...is this the usual...

Oct 16, 2026 -- 9:08AM, uptheirons wrote:

A Village is missing its Idiot,Jinxy.Let them know when you get back

Well i hoped you were on the outsider of 3 when when betting opened , with all your stats 

Hmmm, poor again there.

hmmmmm.......

They are not Stats.
They are the Official Ratings,you utter moron

Bowen and Skelton our two great jocks, both awful there

Service Minimum very late big drift. minimum effort job done. rancit outfit.

Not sure what to think of this jockey currently - seems to only ride the one way

Oct 16, 2026 -- 9:18AM, stu wrote:

Hmmm, poor again there.

Let`s wait for up`s comments ! He thinks he knows everything ,

, where's ions......

Lay him if you don't rate him,instead of non stop bleating.

Oh ,,,,,, stats says horse had no chance and perfect ride again

That assumes that you actually have a funded BF A/C,jinxy

Oct 16, 2026 -- 9:22AM, uptheirons wrote:

Lay him if you don't rate him,instead of non stop bleating.

You are the one slating punters opinions, stop changing goalposts , you are wrong on this , so be quite or justify yourself !

You are a idiot , you and kenbum call me a pocket talker and then say i don`t bet !
No it all , who knows nowt !

I don't call you a pocket talker,just a clueless moron

Baggy breeks….

There is another post just opened on Skelton , opions please !

They went through a period a while back where everything was ridden flat out from the front, then everything was ridden from last. Then it was up in front again. Last season Harry said he couldn't understand horses being ridden out in front wasting energy (its what he used to do), now they're ridden hoping the ones in front collapse and they come there on the bridle. A few will be ridden up with the pace on occasion. For me Townend is still way ahead of anyone as a jump jockey but will have a poor ride on occasion. However most novices he rides will be out in front or up with the pace. I'd rather have that scenario myself partularly if theyre short in the betting.

Everyone piling on him in the next