Musselburgh

• Juggling The Flim-Flam
• 13th, May

Ever notice how pedigree experts can explain a success so as to make it seem inevitable – after the event. It’s a flim-flam in many ways, designed to disguise a more mundane reality which is that talent is mostly a genetic crap-shoot. But listen to enough of these experts over the next couple of weeks [...]

Injured Jockeys

• Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
• B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
• M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
• D N Russell - Sidelined after operation on punctured lung Mon, 29th Apr
• E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
• B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
• Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
• P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

• R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
• L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May
• D A McCormack - One day ban for use of the whip at Limerick Sun, 19th May