Jockey Angle: 'This could be one of the best rides of all time in Galway' Billy Lee riding seven winners for six different trainers across the week at Galway was a fantastic achievement. In particular, his winning ride aboard Lady Arwen in a One Mile Handicap on Tuesday will live long in the memory. Former jockey and lead race analyst, Paddy Flood, gives his view on the ride on our latest episode of The Jockey Angle sponsored by William Hill. 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 What a winning ride it was on a filly called Lady Arwen for Conor O'Dwyer. This could be one of the best rides of all time in Galway. You can see how many lengths that filly has given away in a good handicap in Galway. This is not a maiden or a weak race; it is a proper, tight handicap. She has given away the guts of six or seven lengths and is completely detached from the field. What I liked about it was that, sitting at home watching, you almost expected Billy to rush her up and get back into the race immediately. But he did not. Lee refused to panic and rode with total composure What he did instead was decide that if he rushed up and tried to make up all that ground, he would have no petrol left at the end of the race. That is confidence in your riding, confidence in your horse, and confidence in your judgement. Watch The Jockey Angle in Full A perfectly timed move turned defeat into victory He slips up the inside of three horses, which was perfect because he saved a bit of ground. Before he ran into the wall of horses in front of him, he was clever enough to pull out and avoid the trouble. Billy had ridden seven winners during the week and he only had one thing in his mind: winning. He got down and gritty with her, straightened her up, and she actually won well at the line. It was an amazing performance by both horse and jockey. There was a great deal of composure from the rider, and young riders should study it closely. The obvious thing to do seemed to be getting the horse back into the race immediately, but sometimes that is not the right thing to do. To produce a ride like that in Galway, in a big handicap, for Conor O'Dwyer and the owners, they must have got some thrill from it.
