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Apart from the obvious top 4 of Walsh, Geraghty, Russell and Carbery. Who is number 5 in your opinion? Or which up and coming Jock could make it into fifth?
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Based in Ireland, that is.
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Paul Townend
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Agreed about Paul Townend.
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Robbie Power
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Paul Townend for me also. This is a poll so please vote!
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Paul Townend
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A E Lynch is a topper and makes my top 5 in IRL
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Andrew Lynch and Paul Townend. Not sure id put Paul Carberry ahead of those two any more
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Barry cash tommy treacy take your pick!
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I will accept first answers.
Paul Townend 4 A E Lynch 2 Robbie Power 1 Barry Cash 1 |
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robbie a good jock..
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Nina Carberry and i am being serious.
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Niall Madden
Mark Walsh Michael Darcy Robbie Power Roger Loughran are my top 5. Roger is 20 days away from going a full year without a winner. |
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David Casey
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NINA FOR ME PLEASE SANTA?
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Casey a shocking omission from my list.
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Not sure his career ever truly recovered from the Central House debacle, I know all jockeys make mistakes, even silly ones like that, but that is the one people always seem to play back. It's unfortunate for poor Roger.
I think Townend based on recent achievments must be the fifth, (I know any jockey given the right oppertunities can ride winners per say but that's another argument) I think one could make the argument that he has more recent big race success than Carberry and even at this stage probably as much as Russell in terms of Grade 1's. I'll be interested to see how long he will wait in Ruby's shadow, good job and all as it is, but I'd argue that for the long term health of the Willie Mullins operation....... it is more important to keep Townend onside than Ruby.. hows that for ye ha!! I really like Bryan Coopers style of riding, Heskin is also a great prospect imo and we have to remember that given his connections, the most dominant jockey of the coming era of NH racing has yet to even jump an obstacle in public. |
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thats not joseph o'brien?
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townend other top 5 by the way.
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P Townend has won 15 G1s started 2008/9
DN Russell 22 started 1998/9 P Carberry 50? started 1994/5 Ruby well on way to 100 .. |
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davy condon would have to get a look in here
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young o brien/russell/ruby/townened/COD
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Brian Cooper
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condon without a doubt, rode a few for me very pleasant guy and looked after the horse.
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Whatever happened to Garreth Cotter??. Did he get a bad injury which forced him to give it up?? 1. R Walsh, 2.D.Russell(apart from his annoying habit of going round the inside when the ground is in **** e. "Especially in Limerick and Thurles" 3. Paul Townsend 4. Paul Carberry. 5. R. McNamara.
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Townend is good but all Willie's top horses have made him who he is and slightly overrated - thinks he's riding machines all the time. Andrew Lynch is a fantastic jockey and brilliant from the front. Robbie Power shouldn't be even mentioned on this thread - Not in the top ten in this country!!!!!
My five are Ruby/Geraghty/Russell/Carberry/Lynch. |
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Paul Townend 5
A E Lynch 3 Robbie Power 2 Nina Carbery 2 David Casey 2 Barry Cash 1 Nial Madden 1 Davey Condon 1 Brian Cooper 1 RP McNamara 1 |
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I know I've already voted for Townend but I'd like to think young Cooper is going the same way as Townend,i.e,to the top,lovely quiet style mid race,good hands,horses seem to run for him.
He'd be ahead of Carberry now as he's towards the end of his career. |
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townend.
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Well said punchy...
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Maurice Linihan won't be long losing that 100lb claim.
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Andrew J McNamara, on the injured list but well worth his shout here ?
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Roger is 20 days away from going a full year without a winner.
---------------------- That's a shocking statistic but I suppose the rides have long since dried up,the Central House thing was such a high profile gaffe,big race on TV and at Christmas IIRC followed up by a few fall offs. Dessie Hughes still gives him a few crumbs but I can't imagine how he's able to afford to keep doing it. |
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bryan cooper looks a polished jock
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sorry i didnt see punchestowns comment until now.apologies
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I think Roger L's and Dessies relationship was further soured when Roger went on a (skiing, I think) holiday againest Dessies wishes.
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Paul Townend
Davy Condon Andrew Mac Eddie O Connell Brian Cooper |
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shotgun,your comments and opinion about Cooper are welcome and as valid as mine.
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