New Posts For Thread: Danny Mullinshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullinsMust have a screw loose to drive the ambulance like that !Alan Sweetman writes a good article on this subject today in the Racing Post even though I vehemently disagree with his comments on the Leopardstown race.Brian OConnor wrote a dreadful article in the Irish Times about this subject,it was naturally lohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533770175#533770175Alan Sweetman writes a good article on this subject today in the Racing Post even though I vehemently disagree with his comments on the Leopardstown race.Brian OConnor wrote a dreadful article in the Irish Times about this subject,it was naturally loWed, 10 Jul 2013 08:53:44 -0500There are two factors that would have me sympathizing with jockeys. They'd be the danger of the job and making weight. There are a lot of poor jockeys around making a decent living by dint of their size or familial connections. It is a shallow pool ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533668715#533668715There are two factors that would have me sympathizing with jockeys. They'd be the danger of the job and making weight. There are a lot of poor jockeys around making a decent living by dint of their size or familial connections. It is a shallow pool aSat, 06 Jul 2013 08:55:16 -0500Why only blame the jockey have you never heard of a trainer berating a jockey for winning too far.That leads to another point that jockeys have to ride to instructions and sometimes their hands are tied.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667923#533667923Why only blame the jockey have you never heard of a trainer berating a jockey for winning too far.That leads to another point that jockeys have to ride to instructions and sometimes their hands are tied.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:29:33 -0500Whether these jockeys are deliberately dropping their hands is immaterial its in the rules you've got to ride out to the line, so a ban is inevitable.The jockeys are well aware of the rule but are often trying to be clever clogs.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667809#533667809Whether these jockeys are deliberately dropping their hands is immaterial its in the rules you've got to ride out to the line, so a ban is inevitable.The jockeys are well aware of the rule but are often trying to be clever clogs.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:26:50 -0500Its hardly a deliberate one Silvergreaser.How do you know they all love their job and of what relevance is that,I loved my job but I wasn't persecuted for what some perceived as mistakes.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667579#533667579Its hardly a deliberate one Silvergreaser.How do you know they all love their job and of what relevance is that,I loved my job but I wasn't persecuted for what some perceived as mistakes.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:18:43 -0500I am not a jockey basher and couldn't care less about this incident or what they do away from the track for that matter.I wouldn't have any great sympathy for them,they're doing a job they love and getting very well paid for it and wouldn't trust thehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667469#533667469I am not a jockey basher and couldn't care less about this incident or what they do away from the track for that matter.I wouldn't have any great sympathy for them,they're doing a job they love and getting very well paid for it and wouldn't trust theSat, 06 Jul 2013 08:14:15 -0500Is dropping your hands before the line and getting caught by a fast finisher a genuine error wildman?, well considering the rules state quite clearly that all jockeys should ride out their mounts to the line?.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667267#533667267Is dropping your hands before the line and getting caught by a fast finisher a genuine error wildman?, well considering the rules state quite clearly that all jockeys should ride out their mounts to the line?.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:07:16 -0500That's a fair point about the lack of criticism from the press,that's down to the close knit nature of the sport and they don't want to hurt people they know.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667261#533667261That's a fair point about the lack of criticism from the press,that's down to the close knit nature of the sport and they don't want to hurt people they know.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:06:57 -0500I put up a hypothetical case earlier so there are general points to make as well as the specific Danny Mullins case.If Mullins is guilty of a crime let the law take its course.Something done deliberately or corruptly has to be treated differently tohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667139#533667139I put up a hypothetical case earlier so there are general points to make as well as the specific Danny Mullins case.If Mullins is guilty of a crime let the law take its course.Something done deliberately or corruptly has to be treated differently toSat, 06 Jul 2013 08:02:51 -0500Give me one example of RTE ever criticising a jockey??Soccer players etc are rightly criticised daily.Ted,Gleeson and Robert Hall nearly had a canary having to discuss the Edward O' Grady debacle a couple of seasons ago.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29994779/danny-mullins?post_id=533667079#533667079Give me one example of RTE ever criticising a jockey??Soccer players etc are rightly criticised daily.Ted,Gleeson and Robert Hall nearly had a canary having to discuss the Edward O' Grady debacle a couple of seasons ago.Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:59:26 -0500