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Joseph O Brien: Ballydoyle Stable Jockey??

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By:
kingrat
When: 22 May 12 00:19
comparing him with cauthen and piggott?yre having a laugh.they were brilliant in a finish,had a racing clock in their heads and knew exactly what to do in any given situation.at this point in time the kid is dicy and is a liability.if camerlot gets a good draw at epsom,the kid can ride it handy and thus the ride sud be straight forward,if coming from behind he cud fck it up
By:
pa lapsy
When: 22 May 12 10:23
After his fame and glory ride was disappointed with his effort on Battle of Saratoga last night,alright BoS is a dodgepot and maybe worth trying something different,he kept a bit in reserve on F&G on Sunday,he simply went off too fast on BoS and was never going to have anything for the finish.
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 26 May 12 18:21
JosephExcitedExcitedExcited
By:
silvergreaser
When: 26 May 12 21:21
Seems Power got some miraculous "Power" from somewhere?
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 26 May 12 21:30
Have to concede that to you Silver,i thought he wouldn`t stay or might not have trained on,yet they use two pacemakers to make it a test and he stayed on best of all.I am scratching my head here.
By:
silvergreaser
When: 26 May 12 21:34
If the media tip toe over this one I'm going to let loose, the shaded one remains as shaded as he ever was!.
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 26 May 12 22:05
I can't believe Power won if I am honest but then again I can't believe Roderic O Conner won a 2000 Guineas. Aidan is a genius no doubt even if his first run was abysmal. No money either for him today.

Proves once again that backing Horses on the form book is the quick way to the poor house. Fair play to Aidan tho. Joseph gave him a cracking ride I thought. Didn't panic. Cool as cucumber.

I think Silver will be pretty negative on the result for Irish Racing but bar Jim Bolger I believe the standard of Flat Trainer in Ireland has diminished at the top level. The big Curragh yards like Prendergast and Oxx are hopeless for producing anything bar Handicappers and considering the bloodstock it is a damning indickment of how those trainer have gone the past 5 years. Weld is in there still pitching but its hard going.
By:
moneypenny
When: 27 May 12 02:57
in fairness POWER  had the best form in the book once parish hall came out and but for the ineptitude of one Ryan moore in last years dewhurst he would have had the best form

Joey oBrien is pure class in my opinion and f-u-c-c the begrudgers
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 28 May 12 14:02
Camelot
Maybe
St Nicholas Abbey

3 Group 1's. 2 Classics. 2 odds on Favs.

This is when the Myth becomes A Legend!!
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 30 May 12 20:13
I wonder how Joseph is feeling this very night.

Also been given a favorite chance in France on Sunday. Wow!
By:
Vubiant
When: 30 May 12 20:29
Calmest man on the track imo ....doing what he has done since he could put one leg in front of the other .
Let others kick up all the fuss and hype -J O'B is just going out to ride a horse in a race.
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 31 May 12 20:05
Massive night for the Big Man.

Lets go Lester Junior
By:
kingrat
When: 31 May 12 20:26
i think ruby has a touch of the gary glitters about himGrin
By:
kingrat
When: 31 May 12 20:28
do u play that song my boy by dickie harris ,ruby,all fcking day longLaugh
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 31 May 12 20:29
LaughLaugh

Somebody needs to stick up for the kid!!!Mischief
By:
kingrat
When: 31 May 12 20:32
steady ruby ,u will fall out with him indoorsGrin
By:
silvergreaser
When: 31 May 12 20:49
Somebody needs to stick up for the kid?

Jesus Denis done his job didn't he, upping the weights for condition and maiden races, when was 9st a problem for a flat jockey?
By:
p_r_e_m_i_e_r__f_a_n_t_a_s_y
When: 02 Jun 12 16:10
Cool
By:
neill d
When: 02 Jun 12 16:11
breathtaking - humble pie for Carson who'd been chipping away the whole meeting.
By:
Kelly
When: 02 Jun 12 16:12
Great day for Coolmore and father and son . Well done .
By:
GANT007
When: 02 Jun 12 16:14
Well done.......good ride and most of all a stallion maker.
By:
neill d
When: 02 Jun 12 16:17
Not the time I know lads, but how will Murtagh feel right now, that job was worth putting up a bigger fight for?
By:
moneypenny
When: 02 Jun 12 17:49
Pure class is young Joseph - hes still only a kid ffs
By:
Monte Christo
When: 02 Jun 12 18:12
Congratulations to the young fella.

Thought the small field was a big help today though as it reduced the possibility of any in-running disasters.

Surely the leger would be a gimme now ?

Would love to see a triple crown winner in my lifetime.

That feat and a clean sweep of the classics might be hard to swerve.
By:
moneypenny
When: 02 Jun 12 18:30
Magnier seemed keen on the idea
By:
Monte Christo
When: 02 Jun 12 18:42
He did indeed moneypenny.

There will be a huge clamour to go for the Leger from the media now imo.

Would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation when the dust settles.
By:
mrcombustible
When: 02 Jun 12 19:22
Wonder is Moore regretting turning the job down
By:
moneypenny
When: 02 Jun 12 21:14
I managed to nab a piece of the 8/1 that stan james offered on apob training the winners of derby/st leger after the guineas so im hoping he goes for it
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 03 Jun 12 10:27
Ah Joseph that was Piggott esque yesterday.

Legend is made now.
By:
Tony Fenton
When: 03 Jun 12 10:47
Tall and a jockey. There it ends.

Only one lester.

Good interview with jpob last sundays times with david walsh. The dressage helped jpob in a big way.
By:
The Gotchee
When: 03 Jun 12 11:17
Two nice wins yesterday on "steering jobs". Dropping his whip on St. Nicholas Abbey looked bad. Plain
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 03 Jun 12 11:19
But switching his whip on Camelot was something of pure class and beauty.
By:
punchestown
When: 03 Jun 12 11:44
Bit early to be comparing the lad with Lester,he's still raw but has the potential to go right to the top and stay there if he can keep the weight under control,has unbelievable confidence in running and on top seems like a nice lad and deserves great credit.
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 03 Jun 12 12:18
Of course he is no Lester just pulling the leg lads but he is sensational for a 19 year old.

France today can the bandwagon continue??
By:
punchestown
When: 03 Jun 12 12:45
Ruby it's not yourself that the Piggott comment was referring to,there's plenty of TV people who should know better drawing the comparison.

Give the lad some breathing space methinks.
By:
wildmanfromborneo
When: 03 Jun 12 12:53
The comparison is well made and valid,both are tall and long legged,both look similar at their respective ages,both are sons of racehorse trainers,both have ridden Epsom Derby winners while teenagers,both have great racing brains where they differ is Joseph probably won`t be able to control his weight and probably won`t scale the heights of Lester.
By:
Vubiant
When: 03 Jun 12 15:39
Extremely inept ride from young Joe on Imperial Monarch - no other way to call it .
Surprising he wouldn't have been advised to stay on the outside on a class horse who was an assured stayer .
He was far too casual early on and you could see trouble coming  after a few furlongs.
( btw-I had no bet -just an interested observer.)
By:
rubyisgodinthesaddle
When: 03 Jun 12 16:09
I backed Imperial Monarch and I am furious that he lost, but I cant blame the jockey because he did a great job early on had him tucked in on the rail getting cover and had him in a fine position if the gaps opened.

What happened was that there was no pace, which led to massive bunching around the turn and basically the horses on the outside came in on top of the ones on the inner starting a effect that chopped off every horse on the inside that had been well placed. Such is the complete farce French Racing at the highest level is these days it can not be a suprise that once again they want to make the race into some sort of 4f sprint.

All the others jockeys were in a similar scenario as young O Brien and that is the way the cookie crumbles.

Best horse lost I can't argue and maybe he was a bit innocent not to think trouble was going to come but at the end of the day as is life not everything goes to plan.

A very unsatisfactory race for all concerned and the Prix Du Jockey Club status as a Premier Classic 3yr old race is on the wane big time.
By:
Tolmi
When: 03 Jun 12 16:18
I had no bet but on a horse who was certain to stay I thought he was too far back early especially with French interference rules.That said French racing is always littered with hard luck stories mainly caused by lack of pace in their races.
By:
p_r_e_m_i_e_r__f_a_n_t_a_s_y
When: 03 Jun 12 16:19
If there was no pace early he should have had the tactical nous to sit closer to the pace in my opinion. I tend to agree with Vubiant but sure everyone makes mistakes.
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