New Posts For Thread: Joseph O Brienhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien1.6lbs overweight on Tapestry in The Irish Oaks. Tail wagging the dogLight grey foam material pad normal used when jockey doin light...it would soak up a bit of sweat max .2 of a lb thohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540599181#540599181Light grey foam material pad normal used when jockey doin light...it would soak up a bit of sweat max .2 of a lb thoWed, 23 Jul 2014 16:24:36 -0500There are all sorts of non slip pads gut feeling.....not just neoprene or evazote and i've washed plenty....Chamois leather is still the mostpopular in England strangely enough and just about nobody uses it here....I think it's fairly obvious that Johttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540593883#540593883There are all sorts of non slip pads gut feeling.....not just neoprene or evazote and i've washed plenty....Chamois leather is still the mostpopular in England strangely enough and just about nobody uses it here....I think it's fairly obvious that JoWed, 23 Jul 2014 11:50:48 -0500hard to have a view on this without being labelled "biased" one way or the other.jockey's game is brutal - more so in Ireland - ask any number of economic emigrants to UK or further afield or even Gary Carroll, Tadhg O'Shea etc.....................Ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540593589#540593589hard to have a view on this without being labelled "biased" one way or the other.jockey's game is brutal - more so in Ireland - ask any number of economic emigrants to UK or further afield or even Gary Carroll, Tadhg O'Shea etc.....................AWed, 23 Jul 2014 11:30:15 -0500Sweat isn't absorbed into non slip pads, They are made with non absorbent material(Evazote the most popular), Trust me go buy one and throw one in a washing machine and once it's finished take it out, It's ready for use right away.As for why he weighhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540593073#540593073Sweat isn't absorbed into non slip pads, They are made with non absorbent material(Evazote the most popular), Trust me go buy one and throw one in a washing machine and once it's finished take it out, It's ready for use right away.As for why he weighWed, 23 Jul 2014 10:50:49 -0500Thank you for that explanation JR Hartleyhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540588727#540588727Thank you for that explanation JR HartleyWed, 23 Jul 2014 03:40:32 -0500On the topic of tack, Tapestry's chance wasn't helped by the fact that hers slipped back badly."That is something prone to happening with saddles that are tellingly referred to as postage stamps, and it duly transpired that the champion jockey Josephhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540584867#540584867On the topic of tack, Tapestry's chance wasn't helped by the fact that hers slipped back badly."That is something prone to happening with saddles that are tellingly referred to as postage stamps, and it duly transpired that the champion jockey JosephTue, 22 Jul 2014 17:41:08 -0500There has always been the sense that Tapestry is their best 3yo filly. Ted Walsh was saying she is very light, though so hopefully they will give her a bit of time and maybe bring her back for the Yorkshire Oaks or something. Venus De Milo of theirshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540581897#540581897There has always been the sense that Tapestry is their best 3yo filly. Ted Walsh was saying she is very light, though so hopefully they will give her a bit of time and maybe bring her back for the Yorkshire Oaks or something. Venus De Milo of theirsTue, 22 Jul 2014 14:48:30 -0500Fully agree J.R...Having backed the winner myself for small money on here @ 13/1 , when I reviewed it when I got home realized how unlucky Tapestry was ...https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540581763#540581763Fully agree J.R...Having backed the winner myself for small money on here @ 13/1 , when I reviewed it when I got home realized how unlucky Tapestry was ...Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:40:36 -0500Always a pleasure Ozy......incidentally i thought Joseph's ride on Tapestry was superb....he doesn't get a lot of plaudits but i knowa lot of top jockeys who wouldn't have even ridden her out with the saddle that far back never mind put her in the rahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540579327#540579327Always a pleasure Ozy......incidentally i thought Joseph's ride on Tapestry was superb....he doesn't get a lot of plaudits but i knowa lot of top jockeys who wouldn't have even ridden her out with the saddle that far back never mind put her in the raTue, 22 Jul 2014 12:42:19 -0500Thank you, Hartley. It's a pleasure to hear from someone with actual knowledge about hosses.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30309165/joseph-o-brien?post_id=540575665#540575665Thank you, Hartley. It's a pleasure to hear from someone with actual knowledge about hosses.Tue, 22 Jul 2014 07:46:44 -0500