I think this puts it perfectly for me as well Bustino, perhaps limited ability is a little harsh but the racing brain term fits perfectly in my book. I just recall the Frankel race, Joyuse today, and he almost got our favourite forum horse beat earlier this season. I think the episode with Fallon would have had a profound effect on Sir Henry with regard stable Jockeys and I think he knew where he was with Tom Q. What also needs remembering however when listing the big names that he had indeed used before is that they were all stable jockey when Warren Place was arguably the number one job in racing. By the time of employing Ted Durcan and Tom Queally this was not the case and the list from which a Jockey could have been chosen as a retained rider would have been shortened considerably. It's all opinions at the end of the day and worth remembering that Hamdan Al Macktoum went from Willie Carson to Richard Hills which shows what one person thinks is top class another will think is far from it.
