Harry Davies expected to go right to the top.

His first ride on turf today in a field the like of which he will not have seen before was probably not ideal,i did not pay much attention to him in the course of the race as i has a decent ew bet on the 2nd have put her up as a good ew bet last night.

If you say we will never hear of him again then it must be true!!,I am sure you have a lot of experience where raceriding is concerned and Harry might want to send out CVs seeking another career now that you have have passed judgement.

You should have read my original comments re Davies before jumping in.

I expressed no opinion whatsoever on the ability of Harry Davies!!.

I referred to remarks passed by his boss Andrew Balding told to me by Baldings head lad.

I would not be able to judge whether or not he would be expected to go to the top.

The only arrogance I see came from the contributor you defended who stated "he will never again be heard of"

Anyone fair or objective would see that statement as nonsensical as the young lad has a strike rate better than many senior jockeys.

Of course he is entitled to his opinion but his opinion of Davies (rode a well backed winner today) who has an enviable 14% strike rate and the statement that "he has not really progressed as a jockey" is at variance with the facts and to dismiss the ability of the young man in such a flippant manner without any evidence needed to be called out imo.

I do not consider that my remarks were in any way arrogant,indeed i felt that my remarks were measured in the circumstances.

As they always do,i find it a bit odd that you focus on my reply to a post that totally rubbishes the attempt by a young man to become proficient in a very tough sport,claims in a most crude way that he has been a failure and will never be heard of again.

Any neutral observer would agree that the contributor ignores the the very satisfactory record of Harry Davies as a young jockey and the plaudits received from highly respected racing people,utube evidence of his riding skills and very satisfactory riding stats.

You ignore all this and yet are critical of my reply to a post that has not got one shred of truth or credibility.

I do agree with your comment that people will make their own minds up.

You must be delusional.

Your 3 line statement read" claim gone you will never hear of him again"

And now you suggest he may change careers without a shred of evidence to support such a silly claim.

What evidence have you that we will never hear of him again and that he may change careers?

None I would imagine and yet you advance the claim here as if it had some credibility.

Nice little touch for Harry today riding the winner of the big handicap in Ascot.Gave the winner Atrium a great ride and earned a handy £9,200 for his trouble.

FLAGSHIP UBERALLES,what a horse.

I think he had 4 or 5 different trainers during his career which ended around 2004 or 5.

You telling us you once had a horse that beat him is as relevant to the discussion about Harry Davies as me saying "there is a man in wexford who has a dog"

Flagship Uberalles raced for too long and was only a shadow of his former self when floundering around at the end of his racing career.

I have no idea why you told that had a horse that beat him maybe 20 years ago and I am now thinking is it possible perhaps that you are stuck in a time warp?

Two rides for 18 year old Harry today at Newcastle results in two winners

NON-RUNNER