Monday 31 December 2012

NEW YEAR'S EVE MONDAY DECEMBER 31st RACING POST 2012. LEE MOTTERSHEAD "DON'T DO IT FRANKIE NO, NO, NO FRANKIE DON'T DO IT....

 
 

RACING POST MONDAY DECEMBER 31st 2012
WEEK MONDAY DECEMBER 31st  to SUNDAY JANUARY 6th 2013
 

 
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EQUUS ZONE (Bloodhorse Literacy)
 
 
In RPSunday yesterday’s PICTURE OF THE WEEK -  CLOSE UP  photograph by Edward Whitaker " of LONG RUN and SAM WALEY-COHEN sweeping round the bend at the start of the final circuit, upsides stablemate RIVERSIDE THEATRE, with BARRY GARAGHTY on board (left in pic) and CUE CARD and JOE TIZZARD ( behind in pic) in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Wednesday (Boxing Day) before LONG RUN 
with SAM WALEY-COHEN aboard battles to a gritty victory over CAPTAIN CHRIS. 
 JMC Turfcall Comment: JOE TIZZARD has CUE CARD dangerously too close in behind LONG RUN,  as this close up photograph clearly shows.  JOE TIZZARD’S dirty, dangerous riding tactics aboard CUE CARD, a disgrace.  CUE CARD’S head jerked up in pain as he suffered a sharp jab in the mouth, on the bridle from the careless thoughtless dangerous riding of JOE TIZZARD who is right up behind LONG RUN. JO and CUE CARD jostling to unsettle LONG RUN showing LONG RUN’S  anxious expression fully aware of the danger going on behind him.  JOE TIZZARD’S dangerous positioning of  CUE CARD in line to clip heals with LONG RUN threatening lethal consequences to the lives of both LONG RUN and CUE CARD with still a circuit to go. Such riding totally unacceptable. A scenario following along in the wake of six decades of bloodhorse illiterate regulation, a sad sight to see a young man, Joe Tizzard ride like this, and to obviously believe that such riding is perfectly acceptable. Why should Joe think differently? The stewards took no action. Why did the stewards take no action?

The Aintree  2013 Grand National waiting in the wings, will not be any safer this year than it has been in any other year, due to riding as detailed above found to be acceptable by stewards who know no better.  And due to the length of time stewards bloodhorse illiteracy has been  allowed to continue on lowering handler rider standards. The Burnham Report  directed all trainers' to employ superstore shelf stackers to come in part time to ride out the owners' horses placed in training, to be paid the minimum wage. Direction as this the most dangerous bloodhorse illiteracy direction of all. Where did the money come from to pay for the Burnham Report?

It only takes one or two tricky riders, and one or two tricky horses in a large National field to cause havoc, and death.


 

LEE MOTTERSHEAD

THE MONDAY COLUMN

“No, No, No FRANKIE DON’T DO IT FRANKIE”

Lee Mottershead on why DETTORI should stay out of the House page 6

Big Brother could strip DETTORI of his A-list sparkle

 
 

A MONDAY JURY SPECIAL
“Answers all the big questions from a fascinating Christmas period. See pages 12-13


SPECIAL BETS FOR 2013
“We’ve got the pick of the new year markets.
RACING, pages 14-15.    SPORT, pages 74-75.

Another brilliant photograph of SIMONSIG and BARRY GARAGHTY landing over a chase fence, asking the question “IS SIMONSIG THE FESTIVAL BANKER? This photograph is a winner for sure. Capturing in an instant, one moment in time, gorgeous sparkling SIMONSIG partner BARRY GARRAGHTY so finely in tune with each other,  showing us all what jump racing is all about, and should always aim to be about. Here’s hoping our own Queen Elizabeth, Sam’s Dad, Richard Waley Cohen,  Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls, Jonjo O’Neill, John Francome can turn the present poor out of tune British horseracing regulation departments as in licensing,  passports to include all racecourses, disciplinary, stewarding, the British Rules of Racing to be transcribed with all racehorses needs and rights the number one priority, to form the foundation for, and provision of a future true Equus Zone.

 
How much depends on who is in the saddle?
How much depends on the Trainer Team at home?
What  do you think?
 





Jon Lees New C4 team face low-key beginning at Musselburgh.
 “CHANNEL 4 yesterday delivered the news armchair racing fans wanted by committing to showcase its new-look coverage of the sport on the first day of 2013, even if Cheltenham’s high-profile meeting falls victim to the wet weather.
“With more rain due today, that fixture is subject to a three pm inspection, but Channel 4 said that provided Musselburgh – where there were no weather problems reported yesterday – goes ahead there would be a two-hour broadcast that would introduce viewers to the new presenting team, headed by Clare Balding.
“Channel 4 has made contingency plans to show four races from Musselburgh in the event of Cheltenham being abandoned, and Balding would provide additional live content from Nicky Henderson’s stable in Lambourn in a 1pm-3pm program reduced from its advertised ywo-and-a-half-hour slot….

 
FOLDING BACK THE YEARS
Rodney Masters finds out what’s in store in 2013 for some of the veterans who raced this year.
“IT IS said that, for people, old age is when it takes you longer to get over a good time than to have it. But when is the defining mark for a racehorse?
A must read

 





 


Sunday 30 December 2012

SACRED SUNDAY DECEMBER 30th RACING POST 2012. RUBY DELIGHT AS HURRICANE FLY SHOWS ALL HIS OLD SPARKLE. REACTION TO HIS LEOPARDSTOWN VICTORY AND CHAMPION HURDLE LATEST BETTING.




RACING POST SUNDAY DECEMBER 30th 2012
WEEK MONDAY DECEMBER 24th to SUNDAY DECEMBER 30th
 
 


 
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GOING: FIBRESAND: STANDARD.
9:45
Prix du Haut Gue (Conditions) (2yo Fillies) (Fibresand) 1m1f110y  
 





DAVID ASHFORTH
SATURDAY MUSINGS FROM A RETIRED RACING ENTHUSIAST
David sets rather a conundrum in his Saturday Musings this week. (29.12.2012)
 
“Looking forward and planning, both are so important,
 
but remember nobody likes a know-all."
 
 
ALL THOSE ADVENTURING OUT ON THE WORLD'S HORSERACING ROAD TAKE HEED OF DAVID'S WORDS. 

DAVID'S PHOTOGRAPH
“The exploits of Long Run and Sam Waley-Cohen on Wednesday are a thing of the past, unlike the feast day of Saint Trophimus of Arles (above) (pic of a tiny monk)
Right or wrong? What do you think?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophimus_of_Arles
JMC Wrong. LONG RUN'S achievements will be recognised
in the History of the Turf for ever, and rightly so.

It does warn us in the bible that within religious faiths some vicars and priest at the end of time will be found to be imposters.
 

Guest Star Nicky (Equus Zone) Henderson (trainer of Long Run) on the Morning Line yesterday, completed the Guest Test in ace fashion, shooting to the very top of the leader board.  We don’t know yet if the new Ch4 horseracing team will be continuing on with C4 Guest Test or not, we haven’t got long to wait and see, only until next Saturday.
 
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE LIFE AND TIMES OF  LONG RUN.
Surely no one can call licensed trainer Nicky Henderson “a know all” could they? Or could they? Nicky accurately defines all racehorses as “accidents waiting to happen”.  Surely one of the greatest quotes ever.
 
Yes, Yes, Yes.  In 4 words Nicky captures the essence of just how dangerous horseracing can become if directed in the wrong way, if  directed by  bloodhorse illiterate governments. Nicky gives his accurate warning -  “all racehorses are accidents waiting to happen”. In otherwords do not mess with racehorses lives if you don't know anything about the needs and rights of all such horses. 

Another 2012 quote from Jamie Osborne (Equus Zone)  “Trainers need an hotel for their owners these days.” Yes, Yes, Yes so they do,  such hotels need to be run along Equus Zone principles. In the present order of things looks like trainers are to be burdened even further by governments demanding and forcefully expecting the impossible through their bloodhorse illiteracy.
 
 But is the owner of LONG RUN Richard Waley-Cohen, bloodhorse literate or bloodhorse illiterate?  

Richard Waley-Cohen is SAM WALEY-COHEN'S Dad  -  SAM WALEY-COHEN is
LONG RUN'S rider. What a wonderful Dad to have. Nicky Henderson - Team Henderson - Equus Zone  LONG RUN'S  home environment.
 
Sam's Dad, Richard Waley-Cohen has now recently taken over to be Lead Horse, Champion, Commander in Chief of Cheltenham Racecourse. Yes, Yes, Yes, confidence returning a little bit.  Nicky Henderson's Dad saved Cheltenham Racecourse from closure many moons ago. How great a story is this? Is this LONG RUN true story going to turn out to be one of the very best true horseracing stories ever? Up there with the Australian amazing true story of PHAR LAP, and BLACK CAVIAR? Up there with the amazing ALDANITI true story?  Up there with the amazing true story of FRANKEL? Up there with the amazing true story of KAUTO STAR? Up there with the amazing true story of BEST MATE? Up there with the amazing true story of MILL REEF?  
 
Up there with the amazing true story of SEA THE STARS?
 
Uniting around the World
 
 
Akira
JAPAN
A Worldwide Racing Road to Explore
How are things done in Japan?


The Ratzinger Archives.
Collected Works of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XV1) April 1st 2005
 
“In a fascinating homily given on 1st April 2005 (the day before Pope John Paul died), Cardinal Ratzinger cited the Prologue of Saint John’s Gospel as the central plank in what we believe about the world and it’s purpose.

 

 The World is a product of the Word, of the Logos, as Saint John expresses it, using a key term from the Greek language. ‘Logos’ means ‘reason’, ‘sense’, ‘word’. It is not reason pure and simple, but creative Reason, that speaks and communicates itself. It is Reason that both is and creates sense.”
 
“All that we know about the Trinitarian nature of God is folded into this extraordinary passage from Scripture. The fact that creation is imbued from the beginning with the presence of the Son, the Word who would become incarnate, and that he communicated himself in History through the Holy Spirit. That our role in the Creation, made in his image, is to cooperate with the creative reason which is at the core of our existence. That we make sense of the world and our place in it, acting creatively in that world, secure in the knowledge that everything is full of meaning, or Logos. As the Holy Father has said on another occasion: “Christianity must always remember that it is the religion of the Logos. It is faith in the Creator Spiritus, (Creator Spirit), from which proceeds everything that exists.”

 

“Everything has meaning, and so nothing can be lost. Indeed from his fullness we have, all of us, received – yes, grace in return for grace.” (Jn 1:16)
 
A racehorse in training gives grace in return for grace, or not as the case maybe, grace if shown to him by a truly creative bloodhorse literate handler rider. No spark otherwise


 

You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond


 
True Bloodhorse Literacy brings everyone flowers every day to include the horses.

 


Friday 28 December 2012

SATURDAY DECEMBER 29th RACING POST 2012 JOIN UP WITH CH4 MORNING LINE 7.55am TO 8.55am JOIN UP THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEWBURY (1.35) LEOPARDSTOWN (2.00) AND DONCASTER (2.25)



RACING POST SATURDAY DECEMBER 29th 2012
WEEK MONDAY DECEMBER 24th to SUNDAY DECEMBER 30th
 
 


 
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Please us this Join-Up for Turfall  - Morning Line info

 
TODAY IN THE RACING POST
PRICEWISE (Tom Segal) tracks down the best bets from the top TV races at
Newbury, Leopardstown and Doncaster. Always a sound and interesting read, even if you are not keen on the punting side of horseracing
Jumps Turf
Live CH4 from Newbury 1.35. 2.10. 2.45. 3.15. 
Live CH4 from Leopardstown Feature Race 2.00.
Live CH4 from Doncaster 2.25. 2.55.
 
 

Today's Horse Racing Cards



DONCASTER ATR

GOING: SOFT (Heavy in places) (GoingStick: Chase 6.3 Hurdle 6.5) (Waterlogged and standing water in two places on chase course, which could be bypassed) (GoingStick: Chase 6.3 Hurdle 6.5). (Rain and wind)
12:05 crownhotel-bawtry.com "National Hunt" Novices´ Hurdle Cl4 2m3f110y Card Betting
12:40 Help For Heroes Christmas Single Fillies´ Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Cl5 2m110y Card Betting
1:15 Bet On Your Mobile At bluesq.com Novices´ Chase Cl4 2m110y Card Betting
1:50 Mollart Cox Mares´ Handicap Hurdle Cl4 2m3f110y Card Betting
2:25 Bet At bluesq.com Handicap Hurdle Cl2 3m110y CH4 Card Betting
2:55 Blue Square Bet Handicap Chase Cl3 3m CH4 Card Betting
3:25 Park Hill Hospital Novices´ Handicap Hurdle Cl4 2m110y Card Betting
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LEOPARDSTOWN (IRE) ATR



GOING: SOFT. (Showers, windy)

12:25 Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase 2m5f Card Betting
12:55 Ryans Cleaning Maiden Hurdle 2m4f Card Betting
1:30 Ballymaloe Country Relish Beginners Chase 2m3f Card Betting
2:00 Istabraq Festival Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m CH4 Card Betting
2:35 I.T.B.A Fillies Scheme European Breeders Fund Mares Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m4f Card Betting
3:05 Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 3m Card Betting
3:35 Thornton´s Recycling Flat Race 2m Card Betting