Bryony Frost

I don't bet very often but doing the ITV7, I am definitely put off by jockey bookings, even if on an odds on favourite, flat or jumps. Some jockeys are definitely a negative. I would never not back a horse being ridden by Bryony, or Rachel Blackmore or Hollie Doyle , just because they are a woman. Never enters my head. Some of the male jockeys I find very hard to make as my selection. Friends who go racing are the same, the jockey very often puts them off and more times than not, the thought is the correct one. Some jockeys currently riding wouldn't be jockeys if didn't have family connections, and I think , get away with it just because of that. I was half watching a race recently and hadn't taken notice of the card and who was riding what, but watching one jockey with mask on I thought to myself I bet that's Byrony: sitting still over the fences as well as on the flat, really tidy, stays beautifully balanced...was placed and gave the horse every chance. Behind her prominent male jockey thrashing round similar to a combine harvester in full flow. No way is that a positive. Totally agree with Jinnyj , the ride on Yala Enki was just magic to watch. She doesn't start throwing toys out of the pram when under pressure and he's obviously trying to go the pace and get there. Just brill to watch . She also doesn't hit the c*** out of anything either, which some think is the way to get the best out of, particularly, tiring horses.
 
reet hard said:
Too true, Frontrunner, I recall PN used to rely on Ruby implicitly for the lowdown on his mounts.
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Ruby reportedly told Tizz that Thistlecrack was a 3m horse when he rode at Ascot. Lo and behold...

His ride on West Approach in the Cleeve was masterful too, even if only finishing 3rd. A proper smuggle job.
 
Hard to say it was Bryony's fault, but her mount did take the faller's ground when jumping left at the fatal fence, (as it had at a few fences previoulsy), but you can understand Robbie being peeved in the heat of the moment, at what happend to his. Would have been accepted as just one of those things, otherwise, but it appears the spat has continued since
 
reet hard said:
Hard to say it was Bryony's fault, but her mount did take the faller's ground when jumping left at the fatal fence, (as it had at a few fences previoulsy), but you can understand Robbie being peeved in the heat of the moment, at what happend to his. Would have been accepted as just one of those things, otherwise, but it appears the spat has continued since
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I would have had 2l between them at the time, and even further ahead at previous fences. I dont think there was any interference, none. Putting any blame for Bryony is a huge reach, and if so, a clear instance of the prejudice against Bryony. If that is taking Robbie Dunne's ground, I would think it happens most days in several races. He had to deal with talking to connections and decided to blame someone rather than putting it down to a racing accident.
 
Wisecracker had been jumping markedly left most of the time, including when Robbie had been behind it at the previous fence. If he’d had his wits about him he’d have seen it coming. Anyway he didn’t seem that much closer than he had been at that previous fence.

Changing room spats are nothing new, but usually stay behind closed doors. Presumably Robbie has gone well ott his choice of (angry) words or/and he just won’t let it rest. We’ll probably never know for sure.
 
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HawkWing said:
I would have had 2l between them at the time, and even further ahead at previous fences. I dont think there was any interference, none. Putting any blame for Bryony is a huge reach, and if so, a clear instance of the prejudice against Bryony. If that is taking Robbie Dunne's ground, I would think it happens most days in several races. He had to deal with talking to connections and decided to blame someone rather than putting it down to a racing accident.
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Who's putting blame on Bryony:confused:
 
tiggers1972 said:
Yeah they interviewed him after the Welsh National win, he'd been buried a couple of times from falls earlier on in the day and they were asking him how he felt.
He just replied, " it's a mans game and you've just got to get on with it."
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The fact he has had to come out and defend himself is absolutely fukcing ridiculous.
As soon as I heard him say it you just knew some would jump on it.
 
I think he worded his 'apology' perfectly.

A lot of people use expressions that, when you analyse them, can be deemed offensive to somebody somewhere, as I was just explaining to her indoors.
 
Aye. but would you think so, if you'd run into a wayward horse, and your bike was written off in the process?
 
reet hard said:
Aye. but would you think so, if you'd run into a wayward horse, and your bike was written off in the process?
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That might be a fair point, had Bryony horse been wayward enough to cause an incident and had Robbie Dunne's horse run into it.

Then again you agreed that "that any drift to the left is imperceptible" in this following incident from the summer https://www.theguardian.com/sport/b...rab-havlin-should-drop-appeal-over-10-day-ban

So, who knows. Imagine if Bryony was riding that one.
 
Frankel said:
And the ride Nico gave the winner?
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Was excellent. I thought both of them rode great races and while they were clearly on the best horses, used that and their assured stamina to their advantage.

Race of the (admittedly average) day for me.
 
wilsonl said:
*aftertimer alert* I backed On the Blind Side and am very ambivalent towards Bryony but thought she gave him a fantastic ride.
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The brother was on the phone straight after the race to discuss it. Neither of us had a bet in the race. He was wondering about why LR was ridden that little bit wider.

I said she was either asked to or decided the ground might have been slightly better out there.

I said I thought the two jockeys were absolutely brilliant.

It's a game of opinions.
 
wilsonl said:
Was excellent. I thought both of them rode great races and while they were clearly on the best horses, used that and their assured stamina to their advantage.

Race of the (admittedly average) day for me.
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It's a good race to watch back for sure. Fair doos to the winner, cracking ride.
 
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