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jim culloty retires

  • 20-07-2005 1:45pm
    #1
    fr wishy washy
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    not suprised really as he has recently had some very heavy summer falls (reminds me of stormin norman's retirement).

    he has recently become a dad as well so i wish him well in his "retirement"


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  • #2
    Healio
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    Wish him all the best for the future anyway. Who's goin to ride best mate now?


  • #3
    masterK
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    It will be interesting who gets the ride on Best Mate, from what I have read they will be looking for somebody to commit to riding him for the season. That rules out McCoy, Walsh, Murphy, Johnson and Thornton as they have commitments to their yards, with Barry Geraghty commited to Kicking King it doesn't leave too many options.


  • #4
    pro_gnostic_8
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    masterK wrote:
    from what I have read they will be looking for somebody to commit to riding him for the season.

    Which, in truth, will be only twice - maybe three times - during the entire season if past experience is anything to go by. I'm sorry, but it irks me the way this horse is campaigned annually by connections ............ mollycoddled and wrapped in cotton wool. Even going so far as to have a race specially constructed and with conditions specially framed to suit the horse as happened at Exeter last year.

    The rumour mill ( which more often than not gets it wrong) is saying that Sam Thomas is being seriously considered for the job.

    Anyway, best of luck to Jim for the future ............... he's a genuinely nice guy and a true gent. One of the most popular jocks in the weighing room.


  • #5
    scojones
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    fr wishy washy wrote:
    not suprised really as he has recently had some very heavy summer falls (reminds me of stormin norman's retirement).

    he has recently become a dad as well so i wish him well in his "retirement"


    You've hit the nail on the head. I've two close friends who are very close to Jim and they've informed me that his retirement is due to his recent falls, the fact that he has a kid now, detori breaking his collar bone and that awful incident which took a young jockey's life. His kid is his number one priority now.


  • #6
    califano
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    masterK wrote:
    It will be interesting who gets the ride on Best Mate


    I dont think it matters who gets the ride as Best Mate is no good anymore. The writing was on the wall with his narrow success over Seebald in November. But his defeat to BEEF OR SALMON at christmas confirmed to me he is no longer great(excuses nothing). He will be another See More Business or Dorans Pride if he keeps in racing. He owes nobody anything and has been a fabulous chaser but im sure his best days are over.
    Culloty retiring is another indication that makes me believe that Best Mate is no longer a great horse. Im sure if Culloty thought he had a serious chance of another gold cup in him he would have stayed on.


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