15th February 2006, 05:10 PM
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Important missing info their is average price and POT/LOT for those jocks. Childs doesn't get on all the shorties like Beadman for example, and Childs is still one of the best jocks in the country. Beautifully balanced, patient, rides them calmly (not these bananas taking off 10W like they're on a trail bike fleeing a crime).
You just have to take inability of jockeys into your assessments Crash. As you probably know I'm a ratings man - if you have a horse who is obviously a consistent 103 rater (I'm using expert form points rating as the example so you know what scale I'm talking here) and he has I.M.Hopeless on his back, no way in the world will I allow him his 103. He'll get 100 or so. If however he had I.M.Fabulous (doesn't exist) on his back, he'd get his full 103. As with anything, jockey is just another factor to be considered. If he had Mr Fabulous on his back, he might be priced $3.0 by me. With Hopeless on board, he might be $11, or whatever.
I know it's the same thing that everyone has always said, but it's the right way - penalise the bad jockeys, don't penalise the good ones, and bet the overs.
That's my opinion anyway!!
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