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Originally Posted by dalakhani
How would he know if he was rank if he made the move almost immediately out of the gate? The jock takes the horse to the inside a few jumps out in order to save ground.
The plan was obviously to close. So, in your perfect ride, you will leave a closer WIDE? The jock did what he was supposed to do. The horse didnt settle. This was a 7-1 shot that has a HISTORY OF BEING A HEADCASE. See only previous two turn start. Then again, its easier to just blame the jockey.
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I am not just blaming the jock. But you have a head case horse with a jockey who CAN be a head case. In this case, two negatives don't equal a positive. And if you look at the beginning of this thread, I am not defending Charitable Man. I am not sure he is the horse I thought he could be this year. He doesn't seem to have developed well as a three year old. Maybe it is the injury he sustained last year or maybe he just isn't that kind of horse. I am only commenting that while I am leaning in the direction of him being not "that kind of horse" I wish he wasn't continually pushed and bumped every few strides through-out most of the race.
And a jock knows what kind of horse he has at the break. And yes, if you have a rank horse, one of the strategies is to pull him outside, closer or not. What choice does a jock have anyway. If he doesn't get him to settle he has no chance anyway.