D Holland and his retainer...

Merlin the Magician

Merlin the Magician

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Anybody know what's happened between the two of them, I thought he was always a trier on most mounts but of late he seems to have lost his job and rides are very sparse indeed.......
 
I buy the Weekender every week and was very taken aback reading at the start of the season that C Hills was taking DH on as "stable jockey". They're maybe close friends but Holland lost it many years ago and has been a big negative for me since then.

Whether he has "lost his job" as you say is another thing as we don't know the nature of the original agreement.

I don't know enough about the darker side of jockeys' employment but I reckon once they have been in the clutches of corrupt overlords there is no way back.

Nice to see you back, Merlin.
 
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Rode one at Chelmsford City for Marco Botti yesterday that was 16/1 into as short as 2/1 at one stage - drifted back out on the shows and beaten in a photo.

Martin
 
Holland's job was never going to work clearly a lot of owners e.g those of Magical Memory would not use him and as I recall he was pretty much finished for Charlie H by Royal Ascot .
 
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