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'GIRLY' Jumps Jocks...just GET ON!!!


Thomass

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If you got caught using 'Girly' here you'd probably get a bunch of 5's...and rightly so...

Britain seems different though...Females have had to battle for recognition for years over there...thankfully that battle's gradually turning...

Gallop France even had to grant 'girlys' extra allowances to increase opportunities...that worked so well they're gradually reducing the weight relief

...not so in the Punters minds though by the looks...

"Punters who exclusively backed female jump jockeys would have fared better in four of the last five years than those supporting only male riders.

That is the conclusion of Racing Post data, which supports the result of a study conducted by the University of Liverpool which suggests female jump jockeys are underestimated by punters.

In terms of return on investment, Racing Post figures show that over the last five jump seasons female riders outperformed male jockeys in all but the 2016/17 campaign.

A University of Liverpool statistical analysis of over 1.6 million rides covering an 18-year period indicated that a jumps horse ridden by a female jockey at odds of 9-1 has the same chance of winning as a male-ridden horse at 8-1.

The findings are particularly noteworthy in the context of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival, when 14.3 per cent of wins came from female riders – two for Rachael Blackmore and one apiece for Bryony Frost and Lizzie Kelly – despite receiving only 9.2 per cent of the total number of rides available.

Vanessa Cashmore, author of the University of Liverpool research, said: "This analysis seems to suggest there is a significant difference between the material performance of female jump jockeys and the public perception of their capability.

"The betting public consistently underestimate these jockeys. This could be an indicator of negative public opinion about the ability of female riders, but also ensures there is value to be found in backing horses ridden by female jockeys in jump races.

"I hope this research can move us another step closer to altering attitudes towards female jockeys and more importantly, driving behavioural change."

Analysis found that when riding a horse who starts at even money, for example, a female jockey can be expected to win the race 52 per cent of the time."

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Just as well they didn't do the survey here Thomass.

We only have five female jump jockey's currently riding here. Two haven't ridden a winner and one has had 1 win in the last four seasons. Another has had two career wins and one has had four.

Emily Farr is by far (excuse the pun) the best female jumps jockey in the country. 

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10 hours ago, All The Aces said:

Just as well they didn't do the survey here Thomass.

We only have five female jump jockey's currently riding here. Two haven't ridden a winner and one has had 1 win in the last four seasons. Another has had two career wins and one has had four.

Emily Farr is by far (excuse the pun) the best female jumps jockey in the country. 

Too true...and the camera likes her...

...she did a stint with Popps on Telly last winter and was better than Alysha...and she was quite good...

...I'd like to hear her sing as well...Land of My Fathers thanks

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