Jockeys Lose Races Not Horses 

@@vimtocrazy739 Hi mate, I half agree with what you’re saying, but to be honest I don’t think your point is applicable to this particular horse. If you take a look at some of its runs last year where it either won or finished runner up, you can visibly see the difference. Clifford Lee in the saddle for most, if not all of those, and shows good horsemanship in each. He more often than not gives a strong drive, and the horse responds positively, does not show any signs that it does not like being ridden this way, no flashing of the tail or anything. I genuinely believe this particular horse needs a strong rider aboard to get the very best out of it. It’s all about opinions in this game, and I respect yours, even though I don’t necessarily agree on this occasion. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment, and offer a different perspective, many thanks indeed 👍

@@RacingCommentator Certainly frustrating to watch for sure. I think it’s even more so when the horse has a clear pathway and the rider still employs questionable tactics. I hope the horse comes good for you next time if you decide to keep the faith 👍

hollie is renawned for getting boxed in she looks good when she wins but has lost many with bad rides but you take your chance thats horse racing and move on you will see it every day

i often look for non triers but this was a listed race with 40 grand for the winner has to be bad jockeyship imho

@@martinbrown747 Hi Martin, exactly the same train of thought as myself. The better quality of racing, you hope would see less of the cloak & dagger style tactics that are seen on your day to day low grade contests. The jockey in this case just did enough to have the officials leave him alone, but I honestly believe he was bordering on Schooling In Public.

@@tommyplunkett3643 Hi Tommy, certainly a bit of a head scratcher. As Martin alluded to below, you would hope that less of the questionable tactics are employed in the better class contests. I can understand not overly exerting early on in the season after a break for example, but I’m not so sure with this one. I’ll add it to the tracker, I think it will pop into the winners enclosure at some point.

​@@PegasusRaceRatingsalmost did Saturday. Will probs be back for the 5 and a half, first day of the ebor.

@@jaculton2641 you could be right, I would be interested if C Lee jumps aboard. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍

@@Brian-hc3qx Me too. Also Oisin Murphy is another solid and reliable jockey in my opinion. The time Oisin is willing to put out to racing media, and above all the fans themselves is also astounding. Ryan Moore is perhaps the most contentious of the top flight jockeys ( for me anyway ). The amount of times he has dropped his hands when realising he cannot win is incredible. Many an e/w punt has gone astray for me in the past because of this, and it has resulted in a few remotes getting thrown across the room too, when a double or treble has died 😂. Probably why I prefer win only these days, if it’s beat it’s beat 👍

@@josephmaher4270 Hi many thanks for taking the time to comment. You are correct in the sense that I do not have experience of riding a horse at speed. In fact I wouldn’t dream of putting a horse through the burden of carrying my weight, let alone run at any serious pace with me on it 😊. I am simply giving my opinion based on years of race watching, both on course, and of course spectating from the comfort of my couch. I realise neither of these give me a true perspective of being in the saddle. Would I be correct in assuming that you yourself have previous or current experience? If so I would genuinely appreciate a different perspective of what i have stated from someone who has this in depth knowledge. Everyday is a school day, as the old saying goes, and I by no means think that I know everything (far from it). If you could possibly elaborate further, I would be extremely grateful. Thank you once again for your reply, and I look forward to any further response you may provide 👍 Regards Dave

@@DaveTheSuit Definitely would not have beat the winner Dave, but still think the jockey needs a dry slap 😂

@@ryanhodson993 I’ve put up selections with that jockey aboard a few times already, and none have even hit the frame. That said, his overall strike rate if I remember correctly, is not stupidly bad. I have not done any analysis on his average priced winner though, so that might be interesting to look into. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍

@@spleeeen4it Hi, thanks for the comment. My opinion was based on the performances of the races in the video., I wasn’t clear enough on that. I take your point though, there are questionable rides by a lot of jockeys sometimes. I’ve backed a fair few of Hector Crouch rides over the years as well, and I wouldn’t say I’m down overall either. I think he came off second best on this occasion, but I don’t think I talked him down either. My gripe was the Sam James ride on Korker. I think had either Shoemark or Crouch been on that horse it would have improved its finishing position. Thanks again for your comment, always good to hear different opinions and perspectives 👍

@@therealsilke interesting summary, thank you for sharing that insight, very informative indeed 👍👌. Appreciate you taking the time to post.

@@charleshannam this video was created after the race at York on 13th July, it was effectively running in ideal conditions on that day 👍

@@PegasusRaceRatings I stand corrected!