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Best jockey in national hunt

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  • #32
    ft9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,408 ✭✭✭ft9


    On the final bend Townend landed up beside Ruby, boxing him in behind the leader, holding him there.

    Ruby basically had to pull up Thousand Stars to get out for a run, loosing a few lengths.

    Had Ruby not had got boxed in on the rail by Townend, Thousand Stars wins imo.

    A fantastic piece of riding from Townend, a magnificent talent.


  • #33
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    Quite true 9. Nothing illegal about it,just great riding.

    Heffernan did it in the Irish 2000 Guineas this year. Mick Kinane did it in the Lonsdale Cup a few years ago but got well beaten,still stopped Moore getting a winner if my memory serves me right


  • #34
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭flutered


    i wonder will the op believe this.


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    flutered wrote: »
    i wonder will the op believe this.

    Presumably he will as the OP is ft9 ;)

    Personally I think Thousand Stars wouldn't have won anyway.


  • #36
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭flutered


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Presumably he will as the OP is ft9 ;)

    Personally I think Thousand Stars wouldn't have won anyway.

    i was referring to boards user name huntey


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  • #37
    mattser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭mattser


    mattser wrote: »
    A young 16 year old in England called Brendan Powell Jnr is claiming 7 and picking up a nice few winners.

    Son of Brendan Snr, G.N. winning rider.

    Those in the know reckon he's going to be tops.

    2 rides today.....2wins. 9/2 and 25/1. was on both e.w.

    He has 30 something winners, and is 17 years old tomorrow.

    They all need luck, but this guy is star material.


  • #38
    finbarrk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,475 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    Yeah, he is flying. Great article about him in this weeks Field.


  • #39
    UrbanSea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,335 ✭✭✭✭UrbanSea


    There was a lad in my year in school Derek Fox he doesn't get too many rides now but he's a good rider. I'm not sure who he's with now but he used to ride for Charles Byrnes.

    His younger brother Stephen is over in Lucinda Russel's yard last I heard.

    Luke McNiff is a cousin of their's. He's not a bad 5 pound claimer over with David Baron, he primarily rode over jumps before that


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