Ryan Mania has tweeted tonight that he feels fine and hopes to get home tomorrow.
Ryan Mania has tweeted tonight that he feels fine and hopes to get home tomorrow.
So relieved to hear that!
Ryan Mania has left hospital after an MRI scan revealed a minor fracture following his fall at Hexham, 'very small fracture' in C7 vertebra + some soft tissue and ligament damage. He's
walking about 'perfectly fine'
Last edited by Diamond Geezer; 9th April 2013 at 4:06 PM.
"The owls are not what they seem"
That's good to know.
What a week for Mr. Mania.
Welsh and Proud.
Ruby Walsh out for six weeks with broken arm, misses Punchestown
"The owls are not what they seem"
Where it happened?
He's been in Japan so presumably it happened over there.
Hurricane Fly - whatever he runs in he wins
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Sorry guys, misinformation, Ruby is fine.
Last edited by Diamond Geezer; 13th April 2013 at 3:30 PM.
"The owls are not what they seem"
Just watched a replay of the race in Japan; firstly what possessed anyone to build a course with dips like that, secondly really noticeable the difference in builds between the jockeys, thirdly they didn't hang about did they, or that is it just the way it looks on YouTube and fourth, my goodness didn't Ruby looked chuffed??
Vote Alfie!!!!
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 steering to the right round a marker.
Luckily for him the ban starts the day after he is due to ride Rock On Ruby at Punchestown and thereafter there aren't too many NH races of much significance as regards status, just loss of earnings for rides, didn't realise they get £157 approx for each ride though.
"The owls are not what they seem"
As a workmate once said Michael "they're jockeys because they're small, not because they're clever".
Hurricane Fly - whatever he runs in he wins
Twitter: @Quevega
Well, there's a bloody Betfair Forum statement if there ever was one ..
Man: Do you get wafers with it?
Salesman: Course you don't get bloody wafers with it, it's a bloody albatross isn't it ...
Ensuring you familiarise yourself with the course is hardly a novel idea - it's not hard to do and knowing the course for each of your rides is the bare minimum requirement.
Last edited by Irish Stamp; 14th April 2013 at 11:50 AM.
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Irish, I'm well aware of that but it hardly implies a lack of intelligence, more a lack of concentration. If anyone said they had never made a mistake at work, I'd question them. Many jockeys have made this sort of error and they've rightly received bans for it. I'd question an individual's intelligence if they persist in making the same sort of mistake but not if they make it once.
Man: Do you get wafers with it?
Salesman: Course you don't get bloody wafers with it, it's a bloody albatross isn't it ...
Fair enough Muttley - I've met plenty of highly intelligent jockeys, most of whom are amateur riders and as such have other careers/careers planned. Would ask though does your criteria stretch to the fair few jockeys who regularly break the same whip rules over and over?
Hurricane Fly - whatever he runs in he wins
Twitter: @Quevega
That, Irish, is a different matter altogether, I'm afraid. My view is that there may be, at times, a certain amount of calculation in that ....
Man: Do you get wafers with it?
Salesman: Course you don't get bloody wafers with it, it's a bloody albatross isn't it ...
Most jockeys are thick as pig ****. Hope that helps.