RUBY WALSH

when i read that post i didnt see anything offensive in it.

one rule for .........

he was commenting on punchestown last year and he was really the best i ever heard from a jockey.when u listen to fitz,pitman,cochrane or (shudder to say it)carson it really was top class.so insightful,and not afraid to rule out one for whatever reason.hes sorta like roy keane.doesnt suffer fools gladly or wafflers.i met him a few times and found him fine,a bit serious but we all have our personalitys.he will never jump on the thommo merry go round of cliches and sound bites and fair dues to him.

He couldn't be bothered on Saturday morning - so he should've just stayed in bed. Thought Nick Luck handled a diffcult situation well and basically cut short the interview.

Yes he was very good at punchestown, but on saturday morning he was asked 3 very simple questions by nick luck, not his biggest fan but def not in thommos league. His replies to the questions  were downright rude and ignorant, if he was in such bad form, why do the interview? He doesnt HAVE to.But like you say fair dues to him....

Ruby is abrupt but when he does talk he is worth listening to. I thought he was very forward about what he thought of Sam Winner on RUK, he even told Mcnae to cover him when Mc nae was rushing onto the horse later in the card. Pity I didn't back him.

He's not a fluent talker, so what. Plenty of talkers out there that talk an awful barrel of ****.


I didn't actually see the Morning Line.

@kavvie

He doesn't suffer wafflers? He'll never jump on the merry go round of cliches and sound bites?

Right. What about that 'autobiography' in the window at Easons?

Not a fluent talker? Are u for real.

I mean fluent in talking **** terms. He's to the point.

I'm reading "Ruby, The Autobiography".  Its a good read.  He talks openly in it about horses, people, and about his feelings.  I didn't see him on the Morning Line so can't judge.  It can't be easy having a broken leg.  He seems to have many breaks.  I'm wondering does he have brittle bones.

My preference is flat racing.  I never go to jumps meetings.  It cost €14.74, but in a bookshop fifty yards away it was €19.99.

had a look at it in easons today it cost 16 99 .

Gentleman!

Does he really 'talk openly' about the horses he's ridden, Kincsem?

How many non-triers are listed in the index?

blackwater,he wrote  or co wrote a very insightful book and its a good read.talks a lot of sense.and there  is no thommo type stuff in it.and he speaks about most of the good horses he has ridden and individual races etc.you mention non triers.has any racing book ever gave a good account of non triers etc?!!?..its the nature of racing.and any one who has an idea of the game knows it.i backed many a horse that either didnt run up to its mark,wasnt fit,wasnt suited by the course/conditions etc.look at the aussies tonite !!!

Ruby has a wealth of knowledge and probably knows more about the game than most out there. But he was really smart with Nick Luck on the Morning Line and that's the one thing a lot of people don't like about him.

racing royalty eh? he didnt reply to me when i asked him if he messed up ride on ouninpohja in county hurdle a few years ago,then again the look he gave me said it all

ONE OF THE BEST JUMP JOCKEYS EVER AND  WHEN ON TV GIVES SUPERB OPINIONS ON MOST RACES NOT TOO SURE IF TOO MANY AFTER THE BAD BREAK ON TOP OF LOTS INJURIES LAST COUPLE SEASONS DONT HAVE FEW MOMENTS THAT THEY DONT COME ACROSS TOTALLY PROFESSIONAL OR COURTEOUS . I JUST THINK THE FORUMS ARE  GETTING  SILLY AS EVERY DAY IT SEEMS BE ABOUT SLAGGING OF JOCKEYS /TRAINORS /COMMENTATORS / TV PRESENTERS ( EMMA&CAT  PRIME EXAMBLE ) OWNERS  ETC . VERY FEW REAL GOOD TOPICS LIKE SURELY WITH ALL THE GOOD JUDGES ON IRISH FORUM ITS ABOUT TRYING GET WINNERS AN NOT CONSTANTLY HAVING A DIG AT ONE THE BEST EVER AND BELIEVE ME I CANT NEVER GET RUBY RIGHT AS VERY UNLUCKY FOR ME WHEN HE CARRYS MY DOSH . BUT ILL SAY THIS ALL JOCKEYS ARE THE BRAVEST OF MEN AN I FOR ONE AM GLAD  THAT I DONT DO KNOWING ITS A JOB EVERY DAY THEY GO WORK THAT THEIR CAREER CAN OVER OR EVEN WORSE DEAD OR IN A WHEELCHAIR LIKE YOUNG  JP BRODERICK

ok stop shouting,point taken

PADLOCK  VALID REASON  FOR caps lock BUT RUBY BOUND BE ON B IT OF DOWNER AS HE LOVES HIS  JOB ID TAKE BET CHANNEL 4 STILL INVITE HIM OVER FOR NEXT BIG MEETIN POSS HENESSEY AS HE REALLY DOES GIVE GOOD INSIGHT 95% TIME ON TV AN THE MORNING LINE GET LOT STICK ON FORUM EVERY WEEK SO I DIDNT GET HEAR RUBYS SO CALLED LACK OF COURTESY

He was a count to Nick Luck end of!! Yes he is very knowledgeable and worth listening too but if he did not want to give that interview on Saturday morning he should of said so and stayed in bed and not come on and made himself look like a prat

anyone got a link to the interview, I couldn't find it on c4

great jockey, hugely insightful when commentating...found him arrogant in the extreme on the few occasions I met him