Robin Oakley

Who will fund a prize for the true fighter pilots of the Turf?

If no one will step forward then the BHA and Great British Racing must fund it themselves

Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images 
issue 04 April 2015

After listening to a violinist’s justification of his playing, Dr Samuel Johnson responded tartly: ‘Difficult do you call it, Sir? I wish it were impossible.’ Racing’s marketing arm, Great British Racing, probably attempted the impossible in trying to satisfy all parties concerned in devising a new structure for the Flat Jockeys Championship.

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