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    Good points edgt.

    Quixotic stuff from Blake.

    Benching riders who ride more than 40 winners before they reach 18? By that rationale Jack Kennedy would be sitting on the sidelines now instead of riding grade 1 winners for Gordon Elliott. So instead of making a name for himself he would be slipping out of the subconscious of trainers not on account of injury or any lack of ability, but by some crazy ruling.

    If Fergie had adopted such a policy with Rooney, we wouldn't now be talking about him breaking Sir Bobby's record.

    Being a jockey, no different to any other sportsman, is a highly attritional process where only a small percentage of talented claimers will be both good and fortunate enough to make a living at the game once their claim is no more.
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    Amazed to see Dickie Johnson doing an 800 mile round trip to Ayr for one ride in the bumper worth under £2k to the winner. Just shows what these guys are prepared to do in the search for winners

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perpetual View Post
    Amazed to see Dickie Johnson doing an 800 mile round trip to Ayr for one ride in the bumper worth under £2k to the winner. Just shows what these guys are prepared to do in the search for winners
    It's going to be a long drive home....

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    I'm sure they made it worthwhile for him.

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    Ryan Hatch discharged from hospital this morning

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    Guy Disney, who was granted a licence to ride in 2014 after having part of his leg blown off in Helmand Province, had his first success under Rules today in the Royal Artillery Hunt Cup at Sandown. Amazing achievement.

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    Disney might make a movie about one of their own.

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    The film, 'Being AP', is on BBC2 tonight at 10pm. A fly on the wall portrait of his last year as a jockey.
    The older I get the better I was.

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    Six month drugs ban in France for Rab Havlin ! He is appealing alleging cross contamination .

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    Johnny Burke in the wars again.

    out for season.

    He has tried some commentary and wasn't bad. I wonder what he has left in the tank
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Freddy Tylicki back on a horse


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    Martin Dwyer applying for a jumps licence so he can ride at Liverpool for a family syndicate and in memory of his late dad

    https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/...-licence/37644

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    Thierry Jarnet set to retire.
    Typical French jockey who did not travel abroad very well but had buckets of success on home turf.
    Four Arc wins says it all.

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    Geraghty being kept in hospital overnight with internal injuries after kick in stomach

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Geraghty being kept in hospital overnight with internal injuries after kick in stomach
    Got a cracked rib and partially collapsed lung but optimistic of riding at Cheltenham.

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    didn't know where to put his, but loved James Best on Pilgrims Bay at Kempton this afternoon and this is one of my favorite in running write ups from the Sporting Life...

    Patiently ridden and held up last, hit 7th, steady headway 14th, tracking leaders on inside on bit before 3 out, 2nd 3 out, produced to lead at the last, kept on well and always doing enough run-in, wonderful ride
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    Superb ride and he was so pleased he managed to unseat himself after the line!

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    George Baker airlifted to a trauma hospital in a life threating condition following a three horse fall at St Moritz in which his horse died and in which he was trapped under the horse. A hole has been found in the ice under the covering of snow and the meeting has been abandoned.

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