Flat jockeys hurdle race 3.07 Lingfield

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stueytrader
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Just goes to show how overrated the jumps lads are really - all flat jockeys managed a better jumping round even at speed than many jumps jockeys do! :lol:

Adds to my thoughts for some time that looking at jump jocks for making much difference is a big waste of time - noting that even some champions/near top in jumps are bang average in skill level - they ride a lot of better horses, that's what matters for them.
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stueytrader
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Also rather mad to see a strong odds-on shot in this race - surely a rather dangerous bet with such an odd setup.

It tailed in 4th.
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Shaung89
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Would be interesting to see the jump jockeys and flat jockeys compete against their counterparts in each other’s discipline.

Maybe a 3lb allowance or similar just to slightly level the playing field. There have been one or two instances of ho keys making permanent switches as they’ve outgrown flat racing, and I believe this would be the problem with the bigger picture…

Easy enough for the 9 stone flat jockeys to ride a jumps horse but not so easy for the 10+stone jump jockeys to get down to flat racing weights without bringing up the bottom weights significantly.
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