Jockey Angle: 'Horses' brains are a little bit like kids. You have to guide them every which way' Jockey coach and leading race analyst Paddy Flood picks out ‘a fantastic bit of riding’ from Sam Coen, a young jockey claiming five. Flood believes Coen is excellent value for five and looks at his confident ride aboard Preparations who won at Tramore last week. Race replays are FREE to watch from all Irish tracks and a selection of premier British tracks sponsored by William Hill. Paddy Flood’s Analysis The easiest thing Sam could have done after that horse nodded, nearly fell and lost so much ground, would have been to bully him back into the race. They don't like it. You know, they've just got a fright, and most horses react to how you react. You send that signal to the horse, and I think young Sam Coen here has sent a signal of just pure calmness: just relax now, horse - that wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Horses' brains are a little bit like kids. You have to guide them every which way. Again, he didn't rush it up here. He rode like nothing had happened, basically. He just started to ride the horse like he was always in fourth or fifth, and he said, "You know what? For me to win this race, the best thing to do is just fill this horse with confidence again." Watch Paddy Flood’s full analysis of Sam Coen’s ride He gives him a little squeeze down the hill. Still hasn't really gone for him. And then, to be fair to the horse's credit, he starts to run from here now. He's probably three wide. It's not bad being three wide there because you do meet an elbow, and if you're not clear enough running, you will actually bump into a horse. But I'm just very impressed with this young man. He was as strong as an ox in the finish and as calm as you could be in a certain circumstance that would frighten us all, really, horse and rider. But he kept as cool as a breeze.
