tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post5830839840168996025..comments2024-03-19T09:19:39.519+00:00Comments on Stable Life: Special daysJohn Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266884652423059813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-14318282618163165292016-05-07T12:38:21.874+01:002016-05-07T12:38:21.874+01:00Cheers Neil. A very happy day indeed yesterday.
R...Cheers Neil. A very happy day indeed yesterday.<br />Re rides at Chester, the answer is that the rule is that you have to ride to achieve the best possible placing, rather than to show your best possible form. Consequently, if a horse wins, it would be very hard to punish the jockey, even if he seemingly has achieved the best possible placing more by luck than judgement only because the horse has 'got him out of jail'. There was a case the other day (I watched the race, but I can't even remember where it was, other than that it was a course where on the TV they are finishing from left to right) where a jockey eased a horse who looked set to win clearly, and then just hung on by a rapidly-diminishing short head. Had the photo gone the other way - and it was only by luck rather than judgement that it didn't - he would justifiably have been punished quite severely. As it was, it would have been hard for the stewards to deliver anything other than a strongly-worded, stern and well-deserved caution.John Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266884652423059813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-3595751138133527122016-05-06T17:58:59.900+01:002016-05-06T17:58:59.900+01:00well done John and all involved particularly Indir...well done John and all involved particularly Indira<br />Josephine looks an excellent rider and I would suggest very good value for her claim <br />pleased to say I put this one up as the headline bet on my www.mannisays.co.uk betting website so thanks all for making me look as though I know what I am talking about (often / now and then/ sometimes/rarely delete as applicable) <br />hope you all had a good day out couldn't get there unfortunately even thoughthe weather was glorious neil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-17083575768503852812016-05-05T17:58:57.566+01:002016-05-05T17:58:57.566+01:00similar comments apply to Moores ride in the Vase ...similar comments apply to Moores ride in the Vase and his subsequent comments - see racing post website quotes - and that is without any comment on the ride on the second neil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30525374.post-37368936586992323232016-05-05T12:31:12.471+01:002016-05-05T12:31:12.471+01:00congrats on Indira - she won really well - not sur...congrats on Indira - she won really well - not surprised you are going for a quick follow up at Chester - may see you there <br /><br />I would be interested in your view on yesterdays Cheshire Oaks the C4 team eulogised over Moore's ride but I had a different point of view the winner Somehow whilst not looking anything special here may be quiet good - that isn't the point in this case had she been beaten - which looked entirely possible for most of the race would the stewards have brought Moore in for schooling in public ? As he freely admitted to doing this post race on Channel 4 said something like he tried to "educate the horse" What is the difference in what was done here and some lower ranked jockey doing similar in a race but not winning - the local stewards may have decided it worthy of a ban then (and have done on several occasions) why not here even though the horse won ?<br />There is little doubt that the horse was not ridden to achieve the best of its ability most ratings would suggest a run to a maximum low 90 mark when the horse could be up to 15 pounds better - not in anyway suggesting they are trying to handicap her for something like the Ebor - the question is is it satisfactory for horses not to run to their best by top stables when smaller outfits would be hung drawn and quartered for doing the same <br /><br />And equally Moore was being lorded for the ride by Graham Cunningham - if as he seems to claim he is a punter's friend - surely he should be slamming the ride neil kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361742060525511366noreply@blogger.com