Paul Carberry Retires

Lt Dan

Well, it was probably coming with the recent injury , but the man has retired.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd?event_id=19152824&category=0

So what are your favorite memories of the man

Personally, I loved the cheeky ride he gave Beef or Salmon at Group 1 race at Leopardstown when he turned around waving to horses like Best Mate

Then the commentary from the Four Year Old Group 1 Race at Aintree (nice price that day) where the commentator goes "and her comes Guitar Pete, from another parish, typical Paul Carberry ride".

Fantastic horseman.

His ride on Monbeg Dude in the Welsh National was probably one of the better ones.

Loved his riding style with his arse cocked up into the air.

I wish him the best for his retirement.

Nonoperational

Great horse. Never forget the Harchibald in the champion hurdle. Didn't win but was the most memorable race for me.

Hulk Hands

Harbour Pilot in Best Mate's 3rd Gold Cup was my fav. Did his level best to get Best Mate beaten and while he finished 3rd, gave the himself a fair chance to nab it up the hill on a far inferior horse

Lt Dan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M0quMeA5vU

yaboya1

Frenchman's Creek & Bellvano two of his best at Cheltenham. Typical Carberry exaggerated hold up balls of steel rides.

Sausalito Bay from the front (beating the mighty Best Mate) proving he was no one trick pony.

Will be missed.

BumperD

Psycho 2008. It still hurts!

mdwexford

Agree with Harchibald in the champion hurdle, still maintain nobody else would have gotten him that close. Almost kidded him into winning it.

His ride on him vs Rooster Booster in the Christmas hurdle was memorable as well.

Agree on Frenchmans Creek also.

Arguably the greatest natural horseman to ever ride.

BumperD

http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/end-of-an-era-as-jockey-carberry-calls-it-a-day-34953648.html

He looks happy

minibear

TheTorment wrote: »

Fantastic horseman.

His ride on Monbeg Dude in the Welsh National was probably one of the better ones.

Loved his riding style with his arse cocked up into the air.

I wish him the best for his retirement.

I got goose bumps watching that. amazing ride.

posturingpat

https://youtu.be/YBHkoiL10aU

danganabu

Definitely my favourite NH jockey of all time, you only started to appreciate the pure genius of him when someone of a lesser talent tried to copy his riding style. Proper horseman, it was in the breeding as they say. Really hope he goes on to train a few horses.

Shemale

Cracking pilot shame about his off course battles, he could have had any amount of winners without them.

As well as the above I loved his ride on Solwhit in the Liverpool hurdle, typical Carberry and waving at the other jockeys to try catch him. Great seeing jockey and horse collect two well deserved prizes within the month.

ziggy

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posturingpat

ziggy wrote: »

See him constantly being called a "horseman", meh i think i would rather have a jockey on the horse i've backed.

Always thought that he was part of the problem with Noel Meades horses being bridal merchants and not knowing how to knuckle down when push came to shove.

Load of rubbish. He had that good of hands people underestimated his strength in a finish. Not too many stronger than him other than AP.

mdwexford

ziggy wrote: »

See him constantly being called a "horseman", meh i think i would rather have a jockey on the horse i've backed.

Always thought that he was part of the problem with Noel Meades horses being bridal merchants and not knowing how to knuckle down when push came to shove.

You clearly don't know what you were watching in that case.

Lt Dan

mdwexford wrote: »

You clearly don't know what you were watching in that case.

Out of interest, elaborate, what should we all be watching

He looks great when it works ( the hold up) but even Spencer and Richard Hughes look great when they sneak it with a horse - it depends on the kind of horses they have - Richard Hughes was perfect for Sole Power who had his most successful period with Hughes , on a consistent basis even in the 6 f July Cup

Carberry did not butcher his mount when the chance of winning was going , he must be credited for that and he did look pretty on the horse unlike some famous jockeys with their win at all costs method (which messed up the horses later)

mdwexford

Lt Dan wrote: »

Out of interest, elaborate, what should we all be watching

He looks great when it works ( the hold up) but even Spencer and Richard Hughes look great when they sneak it with a horse - it depends on the kind of horses they have - Richard Hughes was perfect for Sole Power who had his most successful period with Hughes , on a consistent basis even in the 6 f July Cup

Carberry did not butcher his mount when the chance of winning was going , he must be credited for that and he did look pretty on the horse until some famous jockeys with their win at all costs method (which messed up the horses later)

A jockey who got almost everything from his mounts without having to whip the ****e out of them.

People who mistake that for being weak in a finish or some such rubbish clearly don't have enough respect for the mans talents.

Certainly not someone who didn't know what to do "when push came to shove".

lemush

One of them innate horsemen who can get their mount to give more on the bridle than their contemporaries.

The Golden Miller

Would it be fair to say that he was the most naturally gifted Irish jockey of the last 25 years?

posturingpat

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Would it be fair to say that he was the most naturally gifted Irish jockey of the last 25 years?

No question.

Johner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmEG-UM6Iw

No other jockey would have won on that. Arguably the most naturally gifted jockey of all time.

Johner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNdakmJLy20

akelly02

Johner wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmEG-UM6Iw

No other jockey would have won on that. Arguably the most naturally gifted jockey of all time.

seriously though it was brave from the commentator with the ''ride of the week , ride of the season''

crossing the line i couldnt split them

Lt Dan

lemush wrote: »

One of them innate horsemen who can get their mount to give more on the bridle than their contemporaries.

My favourite most recent example, as mentioned in my original post was his ride of Guitar Pete at Aintree in 2013. You could see from about 2 fences out that the horse was running well and he was being wound up, alas he came to win "from a "another parish". Not even Dessie Hughes thought that he had a bit of a turn of foot. (horse ran prominently in his early races) Carberry gave him a fine ride a Cheltenham too.

I do not recall Carberry hitting him more than 3 times , if at all

Johner

akelly02 wrote: »

seriously though it was brave from the commentator with the ''ride of the week , ride of the season''

crossing the line i couldnt split them

Pugh is such a good commentator, usually calls it right even in tight ones. Dessie would have shouted HEAD BOBBER.

kfallon

No Half Session at Listowel in 2004, a real Carberry ride, came there with hoop in the air basically laughing at the opposition. Horse won by about a length hard held, was hilarious!

tipptom

A great horseman and jockey and able to figure out quirky horses fairly instinctively.
As sympathetic as he was to horses whipwise he was absolutely inspiring if he came to the last and knew he was beat and he went one two three with the whip in to it while his rival fiddled it thinking he had him covered, with Carberry gaining a couple of lengths and it lasting him out to an ever diminishing margin at the line.


Frustrating at times to where he would join leaders with a double handful and exaggerate the "sit and wait" alongside them for to long to close to home instead of kicking to discover he gets caught for the pick up by the other two and gets beaten closing on them again.

How he could ride that short in a grand national I don't know,!the only ones I can remember riding that short was Tommy Carmody or Andy Turnell.

Gregk961

Johner wrote: »

Pugh is such a good commentator, usually calls it right even in tight ones. Dessie would have shouted HEAD BOBBER.

In fairness to him I once heard Dessie correctly call "probably a dead heat"as they crossed the line, only time ive ever experienced that!

Carberry different class in my eyes, only Festival winner I had of his was Solwhit a few years back(a spare ride wasnt it?) and I still get a chill when I think of it for some reason.