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supposedly paul nicholls no 1 jockey yet carnt get the rides on 2 of the yards stars horses..admittingly andy stewart can be a law to himself..but loyalty is not one of his or nicholls fortays as the way they treated sam Thomas, noel fehily, in the past can testify,fehily was no 1 for about 4wks and got a injury and was discarded.(ruby was injured) imo this proves to me that Jacob time is numbered @ditcheat..and by the way he looked yesterday @Kempton I think he knows it!
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Completely snubbed but why the heck would you want STD on him??
Ok they want continuity and the same jockey to ride him but they surely should have waited until closer to the day and picked the best available jockey.
STD doesn't have the big race experience and from listening to his post-race interviews, he has a lot of self doubt and reveals way too much than he should.He messed up his chance in the Christmas Hurdle and why would you have a young fellow (with the possible exception of Brian Cooper,he sh!ts ice cubes tho)up when you might have Geraghty.
Ok they want continuity and the same jockey to ride him but they surely should have waited until closer to the day and picked the best available jockey.
STD doesn't have the big race experience and from listening to his post-race interviews, he has a lot of self doubt and reveals way too much than he should.He messed up his chance in the Christmas Hurdle and why would you have a young fellow (with the possible exception of Brian Cooper,he sh!ts ice cubes tho)up when you might have Geraghty.
Betfair Ambassador Paul Nicholls explains why Sam Twiston-Davies will be riding Big Buck's this season, and not number one stable jockey Daryl Jacob...
I wasn't going to comment on the fact that Sam Twiston-Davies is going to ride Big Buck's this season, but having heard of some ill-informed comments doing the rounds I felt that I had to put the record straight here.
The big question for me was how keen was Daryl to ride the horse?
The simple fact is that Daryl has never given me the impression that he was mad keen to ride Big Buck's.
If he had, then he could have been on the horse in the Cleeve Hurdle. End of story. And with Andy's full blessing and agreement.
So there is no need for anyone to feel sorry for Daryl, or read anything wider into this decision.
Tough and difficult decisions have to be made in this game, and I won't shy away from them.
We have obviously been discussing Big Buck's' comeback for a few weeks at Ditcheat and it became clear to me that Daryl had doubts about riding him in the Cleeve, and that immediately put a big doubt in my mind.
It was the lack of him being positive more than anything else.
So we talked it over at length and Daryl explained how he viewed the ride, almost as if he saw it as something of a poisoned chalice.
He explained that, in his opinion, Big Buck's was part of a past generation here at Ditcheat - the last remnant of the Kauto Star and Denman era, if you will - that he has never been part of that, and his focus was on the future.
It was as if he regarded the ride as being in a no-win situation. If Big Buck's won, it was all down the horse. If he lost, and that phenomenal unbeaten run with it, it was down to him.
That is no way to approach any race.
Daryl has his eyes set firmly on horses of the future and that means continuing to ride the likes of Zarkandar, whom he gets on with so well. And if he had committed to Big Buck's, then who is to say that my other owners wouldn't have seen that as a snub.
So it was his mind-set that actually made up my mind up for me. If there is any negativity or doubt in a jockey's mind, then in my book he effectively rules himself out of the reckoning there and then.
I then approached Ruby and AP, who have both won on the horse, but neither would or could commit.
So myself and Andy talked it over at some length these past few days, and on Friday I rang Daryl and Nick to tell them of our decision.
It wouldn't surprise me if Daryl didn't feel a sense of relief at the news. And late on Friday we then told Sam that we would like him to ride the horse.
For Sam it is a totally different scenario, and in many ways a win-win situation. He is really looking forward to riding Big Buck's, which is what we want.
For those who think that this is a big snub for Daryl - and plenty obviously do - then they should read this and think again.
And don't forget that he isn't the retained jockey at Ditcheat, he is our main jockey. There is a difference.
He will never ride all of the horses, and at no point did he think that he would. And nor will anyone in the future. For example, Nick rides Irving and Noel rides Silviniaco Conti. This kind of decision is nothing new.
But Daryl will still ride a lot of good horses for us, and ride them well, too.
And if people say that Nick should have been the next choice of jockey for Big Buck's, then they are barking up the wrong tree there, too.
Nick knows that he is our second jockey for the second meetings, and he is doing extremely well. And I imagine that the prospect of riding our horses at Doncaster on January 25, if needed - in the Skybet Chase, and possibly Hinterland and others there too - suits him just fine.
So it would be wrong to blow this out of all proportion, and feel sorry for anyone.
There has been no falling out - Daryl will continue to ride for Andy and has the confidence of all our owners - it is just simply that a decision had to be made. And we made it.
I am not saying any more on this subject, and now I just want to focus on getting a wonderful racehorse back on the track.
That's the most important thing.
Wat a load of b@llox
I wasn't going to comment on the fact that Sam Twiston-Davies is going to ride Big Buck's this season, but having heard of some ill-informed comments doing the rounds I felt that I had to put the record straight here.
The big question for me was how keen was Daryl to ride the horse?
The simple fact is that Daryl has never given me the impression that he was mad keen to ride Big Buck's.
If he had, then he could have been on the horse in the Cleeve Hurdle. End of story. And with Andy's full blessing and agreement.
So there is no need for anyone to feel sorry for Daryl, or read anything wider into this decision.
Tough and difficult decisions have to be made in this game, and I won't shy away from them.
We have obviously been discussing Big Buck's' comeback for a few weeks at Ditcheat and it became clear to me that Daryl had doubts about riding him in the Cleeve, and that immediately put a big doubt in my mind.
It was the lack of him being positive more than anything else.
So we talked it over at length and Daryl explained how he viewed the ride, almost as if he saw it as something of a poisoned chalice.
He explained that, in his opinion, Big Buck's was part of a past generation here at Ditcheat - the last remnant of the Kauto Star and Denman era, if you will - that he has never been part of that, and his focus was on the future.
It was as if he regarded the ride as being in a no-win situation. If Big Buck's won, it was all down the horse. If he lost, and that phenomenal unbeaten run with it, it was down to him.
That is no way to approach any race.
Daryl has his eyes set firmly on horses of the future and that means continuing to ride the likes of Zarkandar, whom he gets on with so well. And if he had committed to Big Buck's, then who is to say that my other owners wouldn't have seen that as a snub.
So it was his mind-set that actually made up my mind up for me. If there is any negativity or doubt in a jockey's mind, then in my book he effectively rules himself out of the reckoning there and then.
I then approached Ruby and AP, who have both won on the horse, but neither would or could commit.
So myself and Andy talked it over at some length these past few days, and on Friday I rang Daryl and Nick to tell them of our decision.
It wouldn't surprise me if Daryl didn't feel a sense of relief at the news. And late on Friday we then told Sam that we would like him to ride the horse.
For Sam it is a totally different scenario, and in many ways a win-win situation. He is really looking forward to riding Big Buck's, which is what we want.
For those who think that this is a big snub for Daryl - and plenty obviously do - then they should read this and think again.
And don't forget that he isn't the retained jockey at Ditcheat, he is our main jockey. There is a difference.
He will never ride all of the horses, and at no point did he think that he would. And nor will anyone in the future. For example, Nick rides Irving and Noel rides Silviniaco Conti. This kind of decision is nothing new.
But Daryl will still ride a lot of good horses for us, and ride them well, too.
And if people say that Nick should have been the next choice of jockey for Big Buck's, then they are barking up the wrong tree there, too.
Nick knows that he is our second jockey for the second meetings, and he is doing extremely well. And I imagine that the prospect of riding our horses at Doncaster on January 25, if needed - in the Skybet Chase, and possibly Hinterland and others there too - suits him just fine.
So it would be wrong to blow this out of all proportion, and feel sorry for anyone.
There has been no falling out - Daryl will continue to ride for Andy and has the confidence of all our owners - it is just simply that a decision had to be made. And we made it.
I am not saying any more on this subject, and now I just want to focus on getting a wonderful racehorse back on the track.
That's the most important thing.
Wat a load of b@llox
some of that may be true but my point is this firm are ruthless..(unless your ruby, who has been friends with nicholls since he was a kid cos of Richard barber)if your no1 and get injured then when you come back ..your not back no 1, no loyalty, I,d be amazed if Jacob didn't want the ride on big bucks?..but that may be true..but not to ride the other horse..shows nicholls does not have full confidence in him imo..
Nicholls talking crap. He's your stable jockey. He should, therefore, quite naturally, have the ride.
if you go by the way ted talks tony, i wouldnt say ruby and nicholls are friends. remember last year at leopardstown when ted could be heard in the background after tidal bay won. called nicholls a f***kin mongrel!
Nicholls knew Ruby was the best.
I very much doubt they are/were friends.
I find it hard to believe that Nicholls would have any friends.
I very much doubt they are/were friends.
I find it hard to believe that Nicholls would have any friends.
What puzzles me is why Sam Triston Davies?. He is a decent jockey but nothing out of the ordinary and still learning his trade. To me he was the difference between losing and winnings in the The New One v My Tent or Yours race.
That Nicholls quote reeks of bull$hit alright,poisoned chalice............
i agree with Santry,STD is a decent jockey,But nothing more than that,Still young and learning his trade,
i'd have prefered someone like aidan coleman over STD,
But surely the amazing thing here for everyone is why nicholls hasn't given Silvergreaser a call
i'd have prefered someone like aidan coleman over STD,
But surely the amazing thing here for everyone is why nicholls hasn't given Silvergreaser a call
I didn't know that mitch..but ruby was @ditcheat when he was a kid..ted was mates with barber..he rode for nicholl for ten years ..they must be close..or were?
There will be times when a jockey messes up but are you willing to live the rest of your life waiting for that so called master class from Ruby Walsh when you look at the results in the paper the next morning Mrs so and so rode a winner, why? because horses nearly always win races, jockeys will from time to time make a difference but you'd be a grizzly adams lookalike waiting on them..
A New year present for you Greaser,
"Once in 100 races you will be able to haul a lesser horse to win a race through brute force rather than judgement and skill.And that one time will be because someone else in the race has made a mistake.They went too soon or their horse found less of the bridle than they thought it would, or they left it too late and the line came half a length too soon for them.All the while,you were rowing away on your lad and he found that little bit more for you and you won.Afterwards everybody will say you did some job to get him over the line in front. But you didn't really,the jockey on the better horse handed you the race."
from Ruby Walsh's autobiography but I would highlight brute force rather than Judgement and skill.
"Once in 100 races you will be able to haul a lesser horse to win a race through brute force rather than judgement and skill.And that one time will be because someone else in the race has made a mistake.They went too soon or their horse found less of the bridle than they thought it would, or they left it too late and the line came half a length too soon for them.All the while,you were rowing away on your lad and he found that little bit more for you and you won.Afterwards everybody will say you did some job to get him over the line in front. But you didn't really,the jockey on the better horse handed you the race."
from Ruby Walsh's autobiography but I would highlight brute force rather than Judgement and skill.
But Dj is that not saying what I always say, there will be times where the jockey makes a difference but I'm not prepared to wait up for it as I might grow a beard so I can eulogize over Ruby and Barry when most of the time they're passengers on certs,.
You must have missed the first line of the post and to a lesser extent the last line.
once in 100 races??? exactly Dj, are you willing to wait up for that 1 in 100?
Actually dj forgive me, you were actually on my side.
Trainer Paul Nicholls has scrapped plans for Big Buck’s to have another racecourse gallop prior to Cheltenham’s Cleeve Hurdle on Jan 25, according to owner Andy Stewart, who is now looking forward to having as many as four runners in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Festival on March 13.
Nicholls and Stewart found themselves the subject of heavy criticism on Twitter at the weekend after announcing that Sam Twiston-Davies would be brought in to partner Big Buck’s instead of stable No 1 Daryl Jacob, who in normal circumstances would have expected to ride the four-time stayers’ champion.
Speaking from Barbados on Sunday, Stewart said it had been a business decision to book 21-year-old Twiston-Davies, and he stressed that he had discussed the matter with Jacob, who he now expected to partner Zarkandar as a fifth runner for Nicholls in the World Hurdle.
“Paul Nicholls is a businessman first and a trainer second. I’m a
businessman, too, and sometimes you have to make decisions that not everybody is happy about,” Stewart said.
“We have been slagged off in the social media for booking Sam for Big Buck’s. People have been saying that we have been disloyal to Daryl. But, I can tell you that Daryl doesn’t see it that way. He was one of the first to call after [the Stewart Family-owned] Saphir Du Rheu won on Saturday, and he wished us well with Big Buck’s,” he said.
Saphir Du Rheu booked himself a crack at the World Hurdle with a very convincing six-length win in the Lanzarote Hurdle, over two miles, five furlongs, at Kempton Park. He remained a 12-1 chance with the sponsor, and he is set to join Big Buck’s (top-priced 5-2), Celestial Halo (14-1) and Salubrious (25-1) in the owner’s four-strong squad. Paddy Power are betting 6-4 about a Stewart-only winner of the race.
Stewart added that he understood Zarkandar (16-1) would be aimed at the World Hurdle. “I believe that Chris Giles and Jared Sullivan are both keen on the stayers’ race, rather than the Champion Hurdle,” he pointed out.
The owner also added that Big Buck’s had been pleasing Nicholls enough at home for him to dispense with a planned gallop away from home.
“Big Buck’s is not going to be 100 per cent fit on Jan 25, there will be quite a bit left to play with. But those who know him say he is still as good as when we last saw him on a racecourse,” he added.
Despite the reassurances, the cold, hard facts are that Jacob is not on either of the Nicholls stable stars, Big Buck’s or Silviniaco Conti, the Gold Cup hope.
Nicholls and Stewart found themselves the subject of heavy criticism on Twitter at the weekend after announcing that Sam Twiston-Davies would be brought in to partner Big Buck’s instead of stable No 1 Daryl Jacob, who in normal circumstances would have expected to ride the four-time stayers’ champion.
Speaking from Barbados on Sunday, Stewart said it had been a business decision to book 21-year-old Twiston-Davies, and he stressed that he had discussed the matter with Jacob, who he now expected to partner Zarkandar as a fifth runner for Nicholls in the World Hurdle.
“Paul Nicholls is a businessman first and a trainer second. I’m a
businessman, too, and sometimes you have to make decisions that not everybody is happy about,” Stewart said.
“We have been slagged off in the social media for booking Sam for Big Buck’s. People have been saying that we have been disloyal to Daryl. But, I can tell you that Daryl doesn’t see it that way. He was one of the first to call after [the Stewart Family-owned] Saphir Du Rheu won on Saturday, and he wished us well with Big Buck’s,” he said.
Saphir Du Rheu booked himself a crack at the World Hurdle with a very convincing six-length win in the Lanzarote Hurdle, over two miles, five furlongs, at Kempton Park. He remained a 12-1 chance with the sponsor, and he is set to join Big Buck’s (top-priced 5-2), Celestial Halo (14-1) and Salubrious (25-1) in the owner’s four-strong squad. Paddy Power are betting 6-4 about a Stewart-only winner of the race.
Stewart added that he understood Zarkandar (16-1) would be aimed at the World Hurdle. “I believe that Chris Giles and Jared Sullivan are both keen on the stayers’ race, rather than the Champion Hurdle,” he pointed out.
The owner also added that Big Buck’s had been pleasing Nicholls enough at home for him to dispense with a planned gallop away from home.
“Big Buck’s is not going to be 100 per cent fit on Jan 25, there will be quite a bit left to play with. But those who know him say he is still as good as when we last saw him on a racecourse,” he added.
Despite the reassurances, the cold, hard facts are that Jacob is not on either of the Nicholls stable stars, Big Buck’s or Silviniaco Conti, the Gold Cup hope.
imagine had Big Bucks not unseated in the Hennessy that time,We might have had a multiple gold cup winner on our hands!
its a kick in the teeth for jacob,his position is untenable.hes got to get out now otherwise nicholls will keep underming him .if he wants to be like s hefferan ,fair enough! a yes man,muck out,work ride and get the odd decent ride and i presume not a bad wage.my advice is to get fck out of there pronto.
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