Following in the footsteps of Jim Crowley and Graham Lee, Dougie Costello has switched codes. He'll be riding as stable jockey to Karl Burke.
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Following in the footsteps of Jim Crowley and Graham Lee, Dougie Costello has switched codes. He'll be riding as stable jockey to Karl Burke.
Nick Scholfield out for several weeks with a fractured tibia.
A really good, dispassionate, impartial discussion between Hislop and Mellish on RUK yesterday, plus an interview with Paul Struthers. Their conclusion, which I very much agree with, is that Maguire...
Oh c'mon. How could he offer this job to a jock approaching his 40th birthday who is more than happy where he is. I personally think STD is way over-rated. Have a horrible feeling this will end in...
Nick Scholfield has just signed up to be the Number 2 jockey at Ditcheat. No surprise there, but shame that he'll be less available to ride for the Scott yard.
Noel Fehily given a 12-day ban for taking the wrong course yesterday at Uttoxeter :(. It seems that even an excellent, highly-experienced senior jockey like Noel can sometimes be incapable of...
Loved my day at Cheltenham today, but this news about John Thomas' accident has just spoiled my evening. My thoughts are with him. Even an atheist can't pray!
Doesn't that amount to something a bit more than improper riding? :D
So sorry to hear that. A hugely talented horseman and a real gentleman. Somehow never reaped the rewards that his talents deserved. Best wishes to him whichever direction he now chooses to follow.
Tom O'Brien given a 10-day suspension for apparently not trying hard enough on a 66-1 shot. Not going to appeal, so misses the Cheltenham Festival.