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    Interesting though that the owners of Richard Hughes's expensive 2 year old Glendevon have gone for Spencer and not Shane Kelly .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desert Orchid View Post
    [Johnson]'s always a negative in my book but I accept I'm in a tiny minority.
    Just to clarify, I never like seeing RJ booked for anything I fancy but I accept the fact he is booked should be a positive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey View Post
    I think where the flat is concerned this is right.

    The jumps has seen the recent retirements of McCoy, FitzG, Llewellyn and Carberry and the transfer to the flat of Lee, Crowley, Costello and a few others but still has the best of them all, Ruby Walsh, the classy Barry Geraghty and the superbly professional and likable Richard Johnson. When that trio retire a golden age will have ended.
    Don't forget Davy Russell...Like Ruby and Barry he always seems to be in the right place at the right time. All 3 have amazing clocks in their heads...It could be something to do with the fact all 3 were born in the same year
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    Don't forget Davy Russell...Like Ruby and Barry he always seems to be in the right place at the right time. All 3 have amazing clocks in their heads...It could be something to do with the fact all 3 were born in the same year
    When I first got into racing there were several brilliant flat jockeys and most of the jump jockeys rode like Andrew Thornton . It seems that the standard of jump jockeys has improved immeasurably whilst flat jockeys generally are in declining in standard .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    Don't forget Davy Russell...Like Ruby and Barry he always seems to be in the right place at the right time. All 3 have amazing clocks in their heads...It could be something to do with the fact all 3 were born in the same year
    Yes, I should have mentioned Davy

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    Look at the ride given to Limato today miles the best horse in the race - pushed like mad and the jockey hit him . Piggott,Cauthen or Eddery would have eased him home and taken far less out of the horse .

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    jamie did nothing wrong in the big Aussie sprint race to finish third.
    He is everyone's go to guy when a tricky one needs a ride and if he does not get the best result on a given day the horses improve for the experience.
    Funnily enough one bookie firm have a free bet cashback offer if your horse comes second; with a picture of jamie on the poster !
    Them bookies do not miss much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ardross View Post
    Interesting though that the owners of Richard Hughes's expensive 2 year old Glendevon have gone for Spencer and not Shane Kelly .

    They're not as daft as they look

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    As the flat comes to the end of another season one name comes to mind.....DeSousa. Right up there with Cauthon Wally and Pat Eddery
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanlic View Post
    Cauthon Wally
    No one will ever be as good as Cauthon Wally.

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    Cauthen and Wally u dumplin
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    SdS looks very strong compared with other jockeys. He has powerful looking arms and upper torso, I'd fancy him against any of his colleagues in a wrestling contest. I think this physical strength is his main asset and tactically he avoids complicating things when he knows he's on the best horse in a race.

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    He looks like the McCoy of the flat..What I like and respect about the guy he fights all the way to the line unlike some.

    My pet hate is Crowley...I am sick of watching this guy not try a leg when the actual winning chance is gone.

    On Monday you should watch the guy on Mutafarrid and compare his body language to the ride on Alfarqad earlier in the day........He had place backers pulling there hair out and the layers loving him...He has let success go to his head IMO
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