RACING POST FRIDAY DECEMBER 21st 2012
WEEK MONDAY DECEMBER 17th to SUNDAY DECEMBER 23rd.
REVIEW YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/results/home.sd?r_date=2012-12-20
PREVIEW TODAY'S CARDS
HENDERSON ACE SIMONSIG IN ACTION TODAY
2.30 ASCOT BETFRED NOVICES' CHASE DEBUT OVER THE BIG FENCES FOR SIMONSIG TODAY.
SIMONSIG 6 11-7 partner BARRY GERAGHTY handler presenter? trainer Nicky Henderson for A R Bartlett.
Form last season over hurdles 112111-
SIMONSIG a horse to follow over the big fences as from today. One for your reference file. Racing Post photo this morning showing the grey SIMONSIG in action, a highly intelligent happy and confident looking SIMONSIG, a photograph that captures in an instance that all is well with SIMONSIG.
Notice BARRY GERAGHTY'S hands as he partners SIMONSIG on the bridle, in this photograph, his hands like cats paws, not fixed or stiff in any way, not dictatorial or forceful, but totally and accurately in tune with Simonsig every step of the way, the hallmark of a brillient rider, a partnership showing superfine athletic fitness with a united true ultra fine balance. A truly great photograph.
Notice BARRY GERAGHTY'S hands as he partners SIMONSIG on the bridle, in this photograph, his hands like cats paws, not fixed or stiff in any way, not dictatorial or forceful, but totally and accurately in tune with Simonsig every step of the way, the hallmark of a brillient rider, a partnership showing superfine athletic fitness with a united true ultra fine balance. A truly great photograph.
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ASCOT ATR |
GOING: HEAVY (GoingStick: Hurdle 6.5, Chase
6.4). (Mostly cloudy)
TODAY IN YOUR POWER PACKED RACING POST
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Margaret Clarke Turfcall Comment
JANUARY 2011
What sort of regulation is looking at such as this now December 21 2012? This should have been dealt with by bloodhorse literate regulators in January 2011 at once.
"EDDIE
AHERN yesterday strenuously denied the race-fixing accusations made against him
and vowed to “vigorously defend ” himself against the BHA charges.
“Sporting
first-time blinkers, JUDGETHEMOMENT was ridden from the front by Ahern in a 2m all-weather
handicap at Lingfield before the former Royal Ascot winner weakened through the field to finish last.
The Racing Post comment read: “Led and soon spreadeagled field, came back from
halfway, headed and weakened rapidly over 4f out.”
EQUUS ZONE
Bloodhorse literate focus facts
POINT 1
Not all horses are easy to ride, the best riders’ are always booked
if possible to ride horses who are not straight forward. So as to give
the horse the best possible help from the saddle.
POINT 2
JUDGETHEMOMENT ran in blinkers for the first time, so clearly there
was a reason for this, possibly that he was found to lack concentration and confidence to the
job in hand, when finding himself within the racecourse environment, where
there is indeed, a lot going on. Enough to distract both horses and people.
POINT 3
JUDGETHEMOMENT took up the running early on “Led and soon spreadeagled field, came
back from halfway, headed and weakened rapidly over 4f out.”
Sounds like Ahern took it
up from the outset, because on jumping from the starting stalls he found JUDGETHEMOMENT
took off sharpish with him, due to the
effect of the first time blinkers he had on him,
Ahern clearly thought it best not to interfere or to fight against him, but let
him run and settle in his own time. Nothing wrong in that. Possibly the very best way to handle such a crisis situation. Tom Queally used this method with FRANKEL, it worked well didn't it, as we all now know. Perhaps it will work well in time the same with JUDGETHEMOMENT . Who clearly has considerable ability, if handled and ridden to suit JUDGETHEMOMENT to bring back his confidence, so he can shine to show his true form and not feel frightened and get unsettled any more.
Many punters will follow Eddie Ahern, due to the ability he has in the saddle. But Eddie cannot be warned-off by patterns that happen to emerge in the Punters Zone. Those issues are not Eddie's fault. And nothing to do with how Eddie rides a horse in a race. Eddie was partnering a horse that demanded all Eddie's attention, Eddie had to go along with the needs of JUDGETHEMOMENT throughout the whole race. .
Many punters will follow Eddie Ahern, due to the ability he has in the saddle. But Eddie cannot be warned-off by patterns that happen to emerge in the Punters Zone. Those issues are not Eddie's fault. And nothing to do with how Eddie rides a horse in a race. Eddie was partnering a horse that demanded all Eddie's attention, Eddie had to go along with the needs of JUDGETHEMOMENT throughout the whole race. .
“In
a statement released through his solicitor Christopher Stewart-Moore, Ahern
stressed his denial of failing to ride any of the horses involved in the
investigation on their merits. It read: “Mr Ahern strenuously denies the
allegations against him, particularly that he would ride a horse in such a way
that it would not run on its merits. He will vigorously defend himself against
the charges.”
“Ahern,
34, was aboard five of the six horses in the BHA investigation which involved
bets placed through betting exchanges , spread betting accounts and with
fixed-odds bookmakers. Assistant trainer James Clutterbuck, Martin Raymond,
Michael Turi and Paul Hill were only charged in relation to the sixth horse
under investigation, STONEACRE GARETH.
“Ahern
a former champion apprentice in Ireland ,
was last month forced to cancel plans to ride in India
EQUUS ZONE
Bloodhorse
literate focus facts
No jockey
worldwide can take part in any horserace without a horse. The Rules of Racing world wide therefore need to include the needs of the horses just as much as the people. The Rules of British horseracing are being transcribed by people who are not horsemen, by people who are not familiar with all that goes on within a true Equus Zone that makes the Equus Zone so special..
All horses are
different, the same as people are all different. Horses are very
dependant upon who is preparing them at home in training. The person who rides them
out and handles them every day at home, in all their prep work for
competition on the racetracks.
The
best riders are always aboard the tricky horses.
A jockey getting a leg-up in a race, on a horse he has never ridden before, that jockey can tell immediately in the saddle how that horse responds to his requests or not, as the case maybe. The defining moment of what has been going on at home exposed - right or wrong.
READ HOW STEVE PALMER'S RACING EDUCATION ENDED AT LINGFIELD PARK
YESTERDAY A HARSH LESSON?
- AN INTERESTING LESSON – TAKE YOUR TIME IN LEARNING - ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE TO HAVE A BET.
Don’t
forget to watch Channel 4 Morning Line
tomorrow 7.55am to 8.55am the last but one Morning Line as we know it, some of our C4
friends will not be around after January 1st 2013 Loyalty over the years was not taken into consideration in what turned out to be a harsh and cruel termination for some, Mac, Al, Cat and Tommo after decades of loyalty, with Francs moving on himself to pastures new.
C4 New Team, Clare ( Bloodhorse Literate) (Equus Zone) Balding will be working with, leading, the New C4 Horseracing Team which will kick into action from Saturday January 5th 2013.
RACING AND THE BBC
Charts
the course of events that have reduced BBC coverage of racing from 79 days to
zero.
“
Our ill-feeling should be directed not at the BBC itself, but towards those
individuals within the BBC who betrayed both the corporation and racing.”
Nick Pulford brings us
STORIES OF THE YEAR
2012
the year of ...
THE WONDER FROM DOWN UNDER
the year of ...
THE WONDER FROM DOWN UNDER
BLACK CAVIAR
AND THE YEAR THAT ANOTHER SHEILA STOLE THE SHOW
AND THE YEAR THAT ANOTHER SHEILA STOLE THE SHOW
Series returns on December 27 with the story of FRANKEL
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