Nope. Was referring to the average punter generally. No one in particular Dr ron. Sorry if I gave [anyone] that impression.

Chrome, Even the Beadmens are often forced to 'ride for luck' when they get a bad barrier for the horses they are on [why back them in those situations?].
Where good Jockeys are important, is like you point out being able to 'rate' a race and take the breaks and cracks and turn them to advantage. Mid-pacers often need a good jock to stay in a handy position and sure, sometimes a good jock is 6 times more important than barriers and at other times 4kg claiming newbies can look like champions and bring home the bacon.

The best thing for punters who don't know the ins and outs of a horse's running style [check over their past races and where they were at the turn for a good hint as to their running style], is to only back horses with good jockeys on them. That's an edge thats better than nothing. For those punters, jockeys are 10 times more important than barriers because they really are betting for luck.