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Aiden and Joseph O Brien do not have stable jockeys retained this year as Donnacha has retired .I got a whisper that Shamie Heffernan was being lined up for a go at being Irish Champion Jockey with the support of both stables .Powers Offered 10/1 rang this morning looking for 200 @10/1 they offered me 40 euro I hung up so no bet was placed but they cut the odds to 5/1 .
What I was told. Season will be short and Moore wont travel as often so Shamie will get first pick 50 or 60 winners might be enough to win the title .Heff has done what he was told still the most successfull Irish jockey riding today .With all the lost meetings O Briens will be running Group horses in egg and spoon races just to get a win for stud value .Worlds biggest bookie wouldnt lay a Deuce @10/1.
IF you were sure he would run Kew Gardens @ 5/1 E/w for the Ascot Gold Cup .Favourite has only ever been beaten twice both times by Kew Gardens .I wonder if Powers would take 50cent E/W
5/1 isn't an each way prospect.
To be fair, your strike rate with selections you post before the event dictates that a far greater average return would be required to keep one's head above water.