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09-27-2007, 05:37 PM
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Now though? It's slightly repetitive and pathetic. I started this thread because i thought people might like to read into some of the lives of our top jocks, but i'm obviously wasting my time in doing so. I will no longer post these "jockey shorts" any longer if they are just going to be turned into this. Sorry, i just wanted to get that off my chest
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09-27-2007, 05:54 PM
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Please continue to post them... they're a lot of fun. Didn't mean to or think it would piss you off. Truly.
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11-13-2007, 07:12 AM
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Maybe the funniest one yet.
Kevin Tobin. Age 35 Marital status Very single Licenced since July 2003 Retainer Conditional with Charlie Mann since September 2005 Lives Lambourn Drives Vauxhall Astra (commonly known as ‘thestolen one') What's your perfect night in, and your perfect night out? My perfect night in would involve sitting down to one of Natasha Fehily's dinners (Noel's wife), eating my own body weight in desserts, then watching my beloved Arsenal beat Manchester United. My perfect night out would involve dinner with friends, then a double-quick move to the nearest karaoke bar where I could let loose with one of my favourite Eminem tracks, or better still sing something I've written myself. I can write a song in a morning. You've picked up a two-day suspension – what are you going to do to entertain yourself? I am in the lucky position of being in full-time employment with Charlie Mann, so there is no doubt he wouldn't let me stray far from yard duties! Nevertheless, if things were different I would sleep the first day and relax the second. What's your favourite holiday destination? As I've just mentioned, I'm in full-time employment with Charlie Mann, so have little understanding of the word ‘holiday', but I do love to dash across the water to Ireland on the odd occasion. Who'd be your ideal three companions for the long drive to Musselburgh? It would have to be Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek years), Leona Lewis and Shakira. I'm sure I don't need to explain why. What CDs would you keep in the glove compartment for when the conversation dries up? It has to be Eminem, while the Rocky soundtrack is great for motivation and just one of the ‘Now' albums, I guess. Who are your biggest heroes – in and out of racing? I have always looked up to Tony McCoy and Ruby Walsh, but I must admit my biggest hero in racing is Mick Kinane. Mick has been a model of consistency for about 200 years and he's still at the top . Outside racing, there's no question. If I end up half the man my Dad is I will be doing okay. What things excite you – and what do you find a turnoff? In racing, the biggest turn-on is having good rides at the toptracks, no question. I hate arrogance and rudeness. What's the funniest thing that ever happened to you in the course of your work? I was having my second ride for the guv'nor. I was ‘in the zone' and managed to murder a certain jockey (who has a rather nice brand of chocolate named after him) from whom I received a severe telling-off. Unfortunately, we both then fell at the last. After brushing myself off, I handed him his whip. The enraged jockey attempted to take my head off with it! At the time it wasn't that funny, but we both look back now and have a giggle about it. If you could change one thing in racing, what would it be? I would have to schedule a conditional jockeys' race at the Cheltenham Festival; there are three amateur races and we claimers have to mix it with the big guns. If you hadn't been a jockey, what would you like to have done? I would be a stand-up comedian or a radio presenter. I think I'd be a good comedian, because every time I stand up people start laughing at me – I must have talent. I've appeared in local X Factor shows, and I've applied to be on the real thing on ITV. It's rather off-putting that everyone tells me I've a face for radio. What's the daftest question you've ever been asked by a journalist? On riding my first winner, the commentator at the course announced that it was my first winner. Shortly afterwards, a reporter asked me: “How many is that for the season?” What are the best and worst rides you have ever given a horse? My first winner – I was told he wouldn't get the trip in a horsebox, so I dropped him out so far that if he hadn't won I'd have been done for not trying. I got a peach of a run turning for home at Plumpton; he sprouted wings and made me look like a pure genius. My worst ride was my first ride for Jessica Harrington; I rode a sister to Florida Pearl at the Punchestown festival. What could go wrong, you say? I got left ten lengths at the start and never got within a furlong of the field – it's another one of those I can laugh about now. What's the biggest regret of your career? I'm much too young to have regrets!
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Mattie Batchelor - Probably the funniest jockey ever!
Age 31 Marital Status Single Licensed Since 1996 Retainer Mark Bradstock and anyone else who'll have me Lives Brighton Drives Reliant Robin – yellow Agent Dave Roberts What's your perfect night in, and your perfect night out? My perfect night out would be a steak meal at the local Berni Inn, and my perfect night in would be a night of Mastermind and University Challenge reruns followed by a game of chess with Pops (my dad). You've picked up a two-day suspension. What are you going to do with yourself? When I'm not out caring for the community and delivering Meals on Wheels for the WI, I'd jump straight in the car and head up to Chipping Norton golf club for two free days of golf with Gordy Clarkson, Daz the butcher and Uncle Rick. I'm pretty good at golf now. What's your favourite holiday destination? La Caleche in Belgium. We go for six days of non-stop golf every year on the Boys from Barney tour. Who'd be your ideal companions for the long drive to Musselburgh? Tony McCoy. Why? Because he's got a TV in his car. He's also got a driver, so that makes two people. The third person would then be a midget, so there'd be plenty of room in the back for me to lie down and sleep. What CDs would you keep in the glove compartment for when the conversation dries up? 101 Greatest Hits from Chas and Dave. You can't beat a bit of Chas and Dave, and maybe something by Johnny Mathis. Who are your biggest heroes, in and out of racing? Out of racing my biggest hero is Derek Trotter. He said he was going to make a million and achieved it. In racing, my biggest hero would be John ‘The Bird' Harris for turning Zimbabwe's career around. What things excite you, and what do you find a turn-off? A night out in Spearmint Rhino excites me and girls with hairy top lips turn me right off. What's the funniest thing that's ever happened to you in the course of your work? The funniest thing that has ever happened to me in racing would have to be when I saw Tom Doyle's car parked on Lambourn high street with the keys still in the ignition, and then the look on his face when he realised it was me driving off in it. I jumped in, drove off, and he then chased me down the street, calling me every name under the sun. Really, the things he said just aren't printable. If you could change one thing in racing, what would it be? Jockeys' car parks – they're always miles away. Except of course at Aintree, where you have the very obliging golf buggies to take you wherever you need to go. More racecourses should have a system like that. If you hadn't been a jockey, what would you have liked to have been? A male escort. With my charm and charisma, I'd have been a natural. What's the daftest question that you have ever been asked by a journalist? Off the top of my head I can't think of anything – probably because they just seem to ask so many . . . What are the best and worst rides you have ever given a horse? The best ride would have to be King Harald in the Jewson at the 2005 Cheltenham Festival for Mark Bradstock. It was a great front-running performance and an even bettertraining effort. We had a last-fence blunder but still managed to get up to win. It was a great moment. The worst was my first-ever winner on Nahrawali at Windsor. I spent most of the race waving to people as I hailed cabs. The post-race analysis read ‘made several mistakes for his inexperienced rider'. What's the biggest regret of your career? Not taking advantage of some of the willing stable lasses that you find in the racing world. 
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