wet weather jockeys

[Bluesky9]

Why do jockeys always try to make something simple difficult, i have just watched the jockey in the first at Sandown turn an easy 3 lengh victory into a hard fought flat out nose victory by deciding to come over completely to the other side losing lengths in the process. It hardly ever works when deciding to come over, this guy would have been slaughterd by punters had he lost as was clearly on the best horse cruising behind a labouring front runner and for no reason decides to come over...

 

[NassauBoard]

Bit early to state that, it could have been a superb ride if that ground is firmer. We will see what the other jocks feel later in the card.

He won the race, its hard to say he didn't do the right thing.

 

[Bluesky9]

I think anyone who watches the race will say he did'nt do the right thing Nass, despite winning. He has given the horse a hard race when he could have won quite easily as he always looked like he had the front runner covered untill giving him probably 5 lengths for nothing. I will surprised if any jockey comes across alone all night, i think he got away with it personally.

 

[NassauBoard]

Do you still think this?

 

[Bluesky9]

I am not sure if anything happened in the later races today Nass, i did see that the Prescott horse won whilst staying where he was and the horse that got second in the race before only just got beat. I have not seen anything come across all on its own and win, but i am guessing as you have posted this something may well have done and if thats the case fair play. i would still maintain the race in question last night was a bad jockey decision that nearly cost the horse the race.