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An interesting newcomer, Johnnywho, entered at Taunton on Thursday in a bumper. Previously handled by Ellmarie Holden and sold privately to JP, now trained by Jonjo. He finished 19l clear of Hermes Allen in his only P2P. Could be a nice sort.
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Yeah. I know with JP it’s not just about winning and he likes to support his range of trainers, but sometimes I scratch my head as to why you’d waste expensive horses with some of these trainers.Originally posted by Fouroverthrutwo View PostComment
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A horse in the Sky Pirate colours ran in a bumper for Jonjo the other week that apparently cost ?350k. Finished down the field, just why! They must love wasting money sending them to himComment
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Perhaps he likes to support the trainer that got him a Gold Cup and Grand National.Originally posted by Jrow View Post
Nice to see loyalty.Comment
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Blind Loyalty? If you want success, change is required. Jonjo isnt training winners like he once didOriginally posted by Carnage at Taunton View Post
Its like saying Claudio Ranieri should still be manager of Leicester as he won them the league. They would probably be in the championship now. (Although currently they are shite too)
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Call it what you like, I still like to see loyalty.Originally posted by Jrow View Post
I did say Perhaps. I have no idea how or why he chooses his trainers, but it does seem to me he likes to support a fair range of trainers and I for one like that. Good for the sport imo.Comment
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Ranieri shouldn’t have been sacked so quickly after pulling off the greatest upset in football. There’s a good chance they’ll be in the championship next season though. I can’t believe Brenda still has a jobOriginally posted by Jrow View PostComment
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JP was the winning owner at the festival. He has plenty of dosh and has plenty of winners.Originally posted by Jrow View Post
Most would agree JP’s charity is good for the sport.
Yes he could send 400 horses to Mullins and co. but he would be ridiculed for doing just that.
He’s a patron of the sport that keeps many heads above water.Comment
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Agree. Iroko a prime example of him giving a small trainer a chance and a foothold in the sport.Originally posted by HesTheOne View PostComment
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mahons way and mirazur west both declared on bumper at naas on Thursday. both have decent reputations so interesting to see how they fareComment
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NH racing is probably 20 years away from collapse, and one of the catalysts will be when JP stops bankrolling the game imoOriginally posted by Jrow View PostComment
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I think you're right, Rob. If we get another 20 years out of it I think we'll have done well tbh.Originally posted by robith View PostComment
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I'm somewhat of a nihilist who has a dim view of humanity's prospects so 20 max really. I'd say more likely 10Originally posted by Faugheen_Machine View Post
At the moment my opinion it will be death by a thousand cuts, though may be held off a bit by Labour winning the next election (will sound surprising to many of you, but the Blairite cabal now puppeteering Starmer are well cosy with bookies and the industry - Tom Watson is at Flutter and Dugher at the BGC. Even a couple of allies of Corbyn used to take the bookie buses up to Cheltenham for a freebie. Suspect if Sunak doesn't publish the white paper a lot of it will get put on the backburner if he loses next year - purely imo of course)
But a couple of things could really accelerate it imo
- a proper horror show Grand National
- bookie levy collapsing
- JP withdraws
- also kinda think as much as I rip him, Hendo jacking it in, depending on what happens after could be pretty bad too, though Skelton and Nichols showed some fight back this year so not as worried about this
though I'll stop clogging up the entries thread with my opinions now!Comment
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