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05 January 2010
16yo Can No Longer Ride In Point to Points
A Maguire N Williamson TJ Murphy (At 16 the riders above were allowed to ride in Point to Points. Since a rule change in 2009 we will be telling them that to ride over obstacles they MUST turn professional. Perhaps their careers could have taken a completely different course and wouldnt racing be the loser in this instance)
13 of the 40 riders who started the 2009 Aintree Grand National had ridden in Irish Point to Points. That is over 25% of the riders.
The Irish Riders table currently shows that 4 of the top 5 winningmost riders this season have ridden in point to points and furthermore 11 of the top 20 have ridden in point to points.
Conclusion Riding in Point to Points appears to be a good starting ground for young riders. The progression of learning a trade in Point to Points and progressing to the track has stood the test for many riders including Davy Russell, Timmy Murphy, Denis ORegan, Andrew McNamara, Andrew Lynch and many many more.
So why would the powers that rule in this country think it a good idea to raise the age which a rider can ride in a point to point to be higher than that which a rider can ride on the track over jumps.
Surely to encourage riders to ride in Point to Points this age should be lower and the age with which a professional licence is granted should be higher. This may see riders stay an extra year in full education while riding as an amateur among many other benefits.
Traditionally at aged 16 a Jumps (Conditional Professional) OR Amateur Licence could be granted. This allowed a young rider keen to get racing to decide whether or not they wanted to follow the Amateur or Professional route. Weight often made this decision for them with those a little heavier opting to stay amateur and those particularly light opting to become a professional (conditional).
As of 2009
Aged 16 Option to Ride in Bumpers as an amateur OR ride in many Bumpers, Hurdles and Fences as a professional
Aged 17 Ride as professional as above OR ride as an Amatuer in Point to Points.
Based on above any Rider who wants to ride over obstacles aged 16 MUST become a professional.
05 January 2010
16yo Can No Longer Ride In Point to Points
A Maguire N Williamson TJ Murphy (At 16 the riders above were allowed to ride in Point to Points. Since a rule change in 2009 we will be telling them that to ride over obstacles they MUST turn professional. Perhaps their careers could have taken a completely different course and wouldnt racing be the loser in this instance)
13 of the 40 riders who started the 2009 Aintree Grand National had ridden in Irish Point to Points. That is over 25% of the riders.
The Irish Riders table currently shows that 4 of the top 5 winningmost riders this season have ridden in point to points and furthermore 11 of the top 20 have ridden in point to points.
Conclusion Riding in Point to Points appears to be a good starting ground for young riders. The progression of learning a trade in Point to Points and progressing to the track has stood the test for many riders including Davy Russell, Timmy Murphy, Denis ORegan, Andrew McNamara, Andrew Lynch and many many more.
So why would the powers that rule in this country think it a good idea to raise the age which a rider can ride in a point to point to be higher than that which a rider can ride on the track over jumps.
Surely to encourage riders to ride in Point to Points this age should be lower and the age with which a professional licence is granted should be higher. This may see riders stay an extra year in full education while riding as an amateur among many other benefits.
Traditionally at aged 16 a Jumps (Conditional Professional) OR Amateur Licence could be granted. This allowed a young rider keen to get racing to decide whether or not they wanted to follow the Amateur or Professional route. Weight often made this decision for them with those a little heavier opting to stay amateur and those particularly light opting to become a professional (conditional).
As of 2009
Aged 16 Option to Ride in Bumpers as an amateur OR ride in many Bumpers, Hurdles and Fences as a professional
Aged 17 Ride as professional as above OR ride as an Amatuer in Point to Points.
Based on above any Rider who wants to ride over obstacles aged 16 MUST become a professional.
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the above is an interesting topic from the Irish point to point site
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