If this is a public manifestation can you imagine what goes on in the yards, out of the range of cameras and with horsemen a little more agricultural than Davy Russell?
If this is a public manifestation can you imagine what goes on in the yards, out of the range of cameras and with horsemen a little more agricultural than Davy Russell?
"And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.
And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."
Seen it first hand, AC, not pretty.
As an aside I used to work in a yard that trained Arabians and there was a 3-y-o colt, known as 'Albert' who had the annoying habit of giving me a little nip just below the rib cage (no malice involved) it happened every time I went in his box, so I thought I would give him a surprise, as he was about to nip I "put the head in", not a good idea and it it didn't stop him giving me the toothy kiss either.
Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......
Back legs be warned, front leg danger
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
"One end bites, the other end shites, and the bit in the middle is uncomfortable"
"For fu*ck's sake, Scudamore, you useless cu*nt"
"C'mon son"
"Good hoss....good hoss"
"Fu*cking mutt"
"Beat the price and lose. It's what we do".
SlimChance, March 2018
As someone who has never ridden a horse in my life, could someone please explain what people are referring to when they describe jockey x as "a horseman/woman" or "a good horseman/woman".
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The term would be used or aimed more at NH racing than the flat. IMVHO
John Francome was a classic example of a good horseman. always in the right place at the right time and he'd present his horse at a fence spot on more often than not. If he had a weakness it was his lack of power in a finish
AP I would describe as a brilliant jockey as in many many races his lack of finesse would find him in the wrong place at the wrong time but somehow still managed to win races no other jockey could have.
If you could get Francome to ride em to the last then switch to AP Odin wouldn't have beat them on Pegasus
Last edited by Tanlic; 22nd August 2017 at 4:54 PM.
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littlelad (22nd August 2017)
Davy Russell will face a Turf Club hearing on Saturday.
The more I see it the more I'm convinced that he doesn't make bone on bone contact because neither of them shows any kind of reaction. Having said that, he should still get a few days off for stupidity (or bringing the sport into disrepute as the catch all is known).
The older I get the better I was.
What Tanlic describes is good jockeyship. That's not automatically the same as being a good horseman, which is a phrase used in all spheres of equestrianism not just racing. It tends to mean someone who grew up around horses, who understands how they behave, who can handle tricky horses others might struggle with, someone with good hands and who is quietly confident even when a horse is acting up.
Hitting a horse in the head out of frustration would not usually be synonymous with being a good horseman.
I don't believe Russell should be strung up or banned for life; however equally I find the minimising going on because he's a decent jockey and gives good craic sickening. He did a stupid and ugly thing that a) is not an acceptable way to discipline an animal; b) sets a bad example to aspiring young jockeys and c) is a gift to the anti-racing lobby. The Turf Club need to send out a message that this sort of behaviour is not tolerated.
Bachelors Hall (31st August 2017), Colin Phillips (25th August 2017)
DR cautioned, no further punishment.
As for Davy Russell a good decision for racing. Was a mountain made out of a molehill although it may not have looked that way to the layman, it's best swept under the carpet and quickly forgotten IMVHO
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Year before last I took a 16 year old aspiring future jump jockey to the Lambourne Open Day; he actually didn't know that much about racing, but of course knew who AP was. McCoy and Francome were taking part in the usual schooling demonstration. He had never heard of Francome. I told him to watch him and not look at McCoy. Even in that kind of situation the difference was so clear to see. Francome on a horse is pure art.
Such is his sense of humour he would probably reply to you saying "Yes an Old masterpiece"
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Not over yet it seems
http://www.theirishfield.ie/davy-rus...rr6KRQ.twitter
I think I'm pretty much in line with what Kevin Blake says:
http://www.attheraces.com/blogs/kevin-blake
The older I get the better I was.
I've been watching early 80's races whilst bored at work recently. Lester Piggott was a ******* animal.
Carl (30th August 2017)
He was that Simmo and whats more he wouldn't fook up like the flat jockeys of today do.
It get wore everday at least a couple of jockeys make jamie Spencer look like an angel
They hold them up out the back and get so far behind Nijinsky himself couldn't win from where they are.
Lester once said why hold a horse 20 lengths behind the leaders if you can hold him up 5 lengths behind leaders
It fell on a lot of today's jockey's deaf ears
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I slapped my dog once - it was the making of her
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done