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Re: The Jockey Thread Jockey Martin Lane tries to win from start to finish over a mile on the Mark Johnston trained Pilates Epsom 4:35 What a plonker ! [TABLE=class: tbl t3 mobile-collapse, width: 100%]

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Jimmy' date=' 90% of Mark Johnston horses are front runners, and 90% of his winners lead from pillar to post.[/quote'] She had won her last two races without making all, was no need to make it when there was so much pace on. Agree with Jimmy, jock should have used a bit of common sense and dropped in.
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She had won her last two races without making all' date=' was no need to make it when there was so much pace on. Agree with Jimmy, jock should have used a bit of common sense and dropped in.[/quote'] Well we should all know by now that Mark Johnston is a gangster. My point is, it's not the jockeys fault, Johnston gives the orders.
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Well we should all know by now that Mark Johnston is a gangster. My point is, it's not the jockeys fault, Johnston gives the orders.
Yipp your probably right he was only acting under orders from MJ, am lost at what they were thinking, i've backed the horse a few times before, trying to make all the running over a mile is just plain crazy.
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Re: The Jockey Thread Jockey M.Lane at the madam again for trainer M.Johnston, once again he must have been dreaming he was on Frankel as he tries to make all over a mile on soft going. Is it just me that sees this as down right bloody stupid ? http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/15-09-2013/ffos-las/result/583037/saxton-drilling-ltd-maiden-stakes

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Re: The Jockey Thread Just watching replays from last week and not sure if someone has seen it but it's wonderful to see Renato Souza celebrating a low-grade handicap winner at Wolverhampton as if he'd won a Group 1, after giving his mount a fantastic ride from a tactical point of view!

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Just watching replays from last week and not sure if someone has seen it but it's wonderful to see Renato Souza celebrating a low-grade handicap winner at Wolverhampton as if he'd won a Group 1' date=' after giving his mount a fantastic ride from a tactical point of view![/quote'] lol yeh watched it, and fair play, got to love the passion, more should take note.
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lol yeh watched it' date=' and fair play, got to love the passion, more should take note.[/quote'] Exactly. Why not celebrating a winner if you gave the horse a brilliant ride and things worked out to perfection? Doesn't matter if glittering Derby or Wolverhampton Claimer - a good ride is a good ride! To be honest this is something that baffles me really. Even after winning Group races, jockeys in the UK and Ireland rarely really celebrate. If you compare this to Hong Kong, Singapore or South Africa for example, where jockeys show much more their emotions.
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Re: The Jockey Thread Ride of week goes to: Joshua Crane! Still a 7lb apprentice but what a tactically smart ride on Tatting in the opener at Wolverhampton yesterday - btw. this was Crane's first ride since July! Sure, Tatting was entitled to win the race and is probably above this poor lot yesterday, but still we all know how difficult it can be for a hold-up horse to come and win from the rear in a double-figure-size field at Wolverhampton. Crane was just ultra cool though, knew exactly was he was doing and where he wanted to be, swinging around widest of all the home turn but making sure not too lose too much ground, keeping a tight line. Really, really good for such a young and generally inexperienced rider.

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Re: The Jockey Thread Think Jamie Spencer deserves a bit of credit today for his ride on Rocky Ground in the 3:40 at Beverley. He gets a lot of stick for this type of ride, but when it all falls right and it is timed to perfection, threading the eye of the needle, it is extremely impressive.

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Think Jamie Spencer deserves a bit of credit today for his ride on Rocky Ground in the 3:40 at Beverley. He gets a lot of stick for this type of ride' date=' but when it all falls right and it is timed to perfection, threading the eye of the needle, it is extremely impressive.[/quote'] 1 good ride does not cancel out hundreds of duffers.
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Exactly. Why not celebrating a winner if you gave the horse a brilliant ride and things worked out to perfection? Doesn't matter if glittering Derby or Wolverhampton Claimer - a good ride is a good ride! To be honest this is something that baffles me really. Even after winning Group races' date=' jockeys in the UK and Ireland rarely really celebrate. If you compare this to Hong Kong, Singapore or South Africa for example, where jockeys show much more their emotions.[/quote'] Precisely. I fucking hate the lack of passion most of our jocks show. Hughesy on Sky Lantern there a prime example.
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Re: The Jockey Thread What a great week for Young Joseph, breaking MJ Kinane's record for number of winners in a season in Ireland and then winning the Gr1 Dewhurst a few days later. I have said for a while he'd become a decent jockey and this week has highlighted his talents, another couple of years and I think he'll become a top jockey assuming he continues on the flat . He just needs to brush up on his tactics in normal / maiden /handicap races, at the moment he loses far too many on ones which he should be winning, just down to lack of experience and youthfulness, which no doubt will be overcome.

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What a great week for Young Joseph, breaking MJ Kinane's record for number of winners in a season in Ireland and then winning the Gr1 Dewhurst a few days later. I have said for a while he'd become a decent jockey and this week has highlighted his talents, another couple of years and I think he'll become a top jockey assuming he continues on the flat . He just needs to brush up on his tactics in normal / maiden /handicap races, at the moment he loses far too many on ones which he should be winning, just down to lack of experience and youthfulness, which no doubt will be overcome.
He is better than decent, he is absolutely superb in my opinion. Probably second best jockey in Ireland behind Murtagh in my opinion. Watch out for Chris Hayes, a great talent aswell, went to school with him.
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Re: The Jockey Thread Once again Frank Spencer showing what an utter plonker he is in the 16:50 at Kempton, tries to make all over ​1m 3f how he gets the rides i do not know, utter dumpling. Thank god for the Willie twiston Davies of the world in the race after, class ride yet again. http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/11-11-2013/kempton-park/result/592144/175-cash-bonus-at-victor-39-s-live-casino-handicap

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Got to say that Liam Treadwell/Venetia Williams are a lethal combination in Chases and a must follow. Over the last five season their record is 21-56' date=' 38% strike rate, profit of +120.62 to level stakes. Awesome.[/quote'] Quick heads up that Renard runs in the 1.35 at Cheltenham tomorrow for the above combo.
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Re: The Jockey Thread Positive + Great to see Paul Carberry back fit and well and he could not of had a better return. Negative - Am getting really frustrated with Joe Fanning these days, how many times must this jockey try and win races from the front, or he kicks for home to far out, he has been flinging away so many potential better placed chances through down right poor judgement, always seems to want the front, or nothing, just plain poor Joe.

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Once again Frank Spencer showing what an utter plonker he is in the 16:50 at Kempton' date=' tries to make all over [b']​1m 3f how he gets the rides i do not know, utter dumpling. Thank god for the Willie twiston Davies of the world in the race after, class ride yet again. http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/11-11-2013/kempton-park/result/592144/175-cash-bonus-at-victor-39-s-live-casino-handicap
I read something a week or so ago that he was actually one of the best from the front. Yep, that's news to me, too! I will dig out some stats to back that up... Sent from my GT-I9100 using PL Forum
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