Nina Carberry

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........is to ride Character Building in Saturday's National! Surely the best chance a lady jock has ever had of getting into a place in the race - Go Nina!!!
 
Definitely in with a shout so! shes an excellent jockey and would be fantastic to see her at the business end.
 
She is great and got me a bit back at Cheltenham with 2 placers....but Character Building really let me down there so can't bring myself to back him.....
 
Didn't she fall at the first yesterday on the National course? I know it was a female jockey - I'm sure it was her. Lets hope she gets further today!
 
kerribabes said:
A woman is never going to win it - real nice thought tho if she could - it would maybe be a safe each way bet :)
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What a stupid comment. I'm glad I don't have that attitude. I often beat the men in showjumping and even mountain biking. And don't forget Paula Radcliffe had the fastest British marathon time, men or women, one year. As it turns out, she gave a moderately talented horse which wasn't jumping well in the first half of the race a confidence building ride to finish seventh. And she wasn't familiar with the horse.
 
Mithras said:
What a stupid comment. I'm glad I don't have that attitude. I often beat the men in showjumping and even mountain biking. And don't forget Paula Radcliffe had the fastest British marathon time, men or women, one year. As it turns out, she gave a moderately talented horse which wasn't jumping well in the first half of the race a confidence building ride to finish seventh. And she wasn't familiar with the horse.
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Well done to Nina Carberry, I'm sure she'll continue to get even better in her career. :D
S :D
 
Nina is a much better rider than many of the male jockeys. She did well to nurse the horse round. Having back near the back most of the way, they were briefly in contention for 4th place coming to the home run.
 
I actually meant that women on an odds basis have no hope of winning the national, it is a lovely thought but would be unusual if it happened.... no need to jump on the bandwagon for goodness sake.....

LOL
 
Now I am going to disagree with you all and you can all have a go at me :D

Nina is a very good jockey on the flat, hurdles and the Cross Country Fence races BUT she isn't great over regulation chase fences or the Grand National Fences. She isn't bery good at seeing the strides to them and as such often gets left behind the horse and either socks it in the teeth or comes off. She is getting better but she most certainly will not be up there with the current set of boys on the talent stakes. Sorry.
 
Who's eating their words then? She won the irish national. She is a great jockey, obvs over chase fences too.
Well done nina :D
(wish she was riding my horse today!)
 
I didn't say she couldn't do, I said she wasn't great. I didn't watch the Irish National, what won? I'm guessing a good jumping, seasoned handicapper.
 
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