jinnyj
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Seems to mainly happen under Robbie Supple's command? A friend's husband is one of the other starters there and his are noticeably better.
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Cheltenham 2026
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jinnyj
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Sounds great in theory until you are sitting on said Uber fit racehorse who is primed to the last second and it's ready to go...
You have only got to look at that horse last Saturday...how many laps of the course did it do?
tiggers1972
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The Jockeys know the rules too
Frankel
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Give Nico the job. He'll sort it out!
Steeplechasing
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Of course that can happen, but if the adrenaline is kept as low as possible by structuring things, you have a much better chance. They walk around well enough in the collecting area, it's when they are called out the tensions shoot up because each jockey wants a position he knows he might not get. If he's on the outside, he's even more hyped by having to go faster then the rest round the bend.
If jocks know they are being led out quietly in two lots with the objective of stopping in a line before the flag is even raised they'll be much less nervy. No concerns about breaking into canters on the outside line. It is structured and easy to understand and worth a try, I think. As it stands at the moment, once they are called out nobody has any idea what will happen next.
Ian_Davies
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The Japanese have the best ideas (and I don't just mean sushi):
