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Who do you fancy for top jockey?

  • 23-06-2005 5:45pm
    #1
    Healio
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    Who do think will be top flat/jumps jockey in england or ireland?


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  • #2
    Healio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Healio


    *bump*

    Ah well, i backed neil cannon back in february, as i thought he had a nice number of winners heading into the turf season, but since it has started, he hasnt been visinting the winners enclosure to the frequency you would expect to see from a champion jockey. Now going by the bookies they have dettori and spencer at the top of the market, dettori going from 1/3 out to 6/5 and back into Evens , while spencer has been going along a steady line of 12/1, 10/1, 8/1 , 6/1 , 11/2 and so on into around 5/2, but the outsider i fancy (and have recently backed is Robert Winston) he has been riding consistantly all season and seems to have hit a bit of form recently. Well i think the championship will come down to dettori vs. spencer, but the crossed fingers will be behind winston!

    Share your views!!


  • #3
    Crumbs
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    Not something I'd take a strong interest in but I'd imagine that Seb Sanders will be Dettori's main threat. He should start motoring soon when Prescott brings out his three-year olds with form of "000" from their juvenile season who then win 11 handicaps in 4 days.

    Just checked the prices now and Sanders is 6.8 on Betfair.

    Looking at the jockey's leaderboard, it's interesting to note that the jockey with the best winning strike-rate is Kerrin McEvoy with an impressive 20%. That's a more important stat than number of winners imo.


  • #4
    Morgans
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    Dettori wins it if he wants to, and even if he doesnt, he will probably still win it.


  • #5
    Crumbs
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    Crumbs wrote:
    I'd imagine that Seb Sanders will be Dettori's main threat ... Just checked the prices now and Sanders is 6.8 on Betfair.
    Revisiting the subject of the jockey's title, I see that Seb Sanders is now favourite. (2.6 on Betfair)

    Current leaderboard:
    Winston - 84 winners
    Spencer - 83 winners
    Sanders - 82 winners

    Should stay pretty close to the end I think.


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