Jockey Angle with Paddy Flood: It's a little bit funny and all, but it's only funny when nobody gets hurt. On this week's episode of ‘The Jockey Angle’, brought to you by William Hill, Paddy Flood reviews a comical fall for our champion jockey Jack Kennedy. Jack's mount caught him by surprise by jumping an imaginary obstacle shortly before the actual hurdle, causing the rider and horse to part company. 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 This one is one Jack Kennedy would not want to look back on. Our champion jockey from last year. In my opinion, there's absolutely nothing Jack can do here. This is a funny scenario. It's something I haven't seen for a long, long time. I'd love to get the clip from behind, which I don't have one. Jack is on the inside there, just being hidden by the flagman, in the famous Gigginstown colours, on a horse called Huntin Boots. Maybe after this, he might want to go for a day's hunting! Jack Kennedy always tends to jump off on a horse and get the horse to come into the bridle for him. He doesn't tend to jump off and force horses forward. He likes his horse to ease into the bridle for him. He's that sort of rider. He's got really good hands, he's got really good balance, and when you have that good balance, horses tend to reach for the bit for you. Jack is a very confident rider on a horse. It's mad, some jockeys are very different. A lot of lads like to have them grabbed up and revved up and ready to go, and others like them to just come into the bridle for them. He jumps off lovely. Horses get confidence, they're happy to travel with him, and he doesn't force any of the issue. He's doing some looking at the starter, the yellow pole and the starter. Straight away you're thinking he's going very slowly and he's a little bit green. I don't know what he jumps here. Jump! Oh, jump! Oh no! He's jumped something before the hurdle. He obviously hasn't seen the hurdle. He wasn't concentrating on the hurdle. Whatever's on the ground, whether it's the shadow or the sun or what it was, but you can watch the horse. He actually jumps whatever's on the ground. When he lands, he looks and says, "Oh no, there's a hurdle in front of me!" So he decides not to jump at all. Jack, to be fair to him, can do absolutely nothing here. Play it once more. Just keep an eye on the horse. He got such a spook that the hurdle was there. He obviously wasn't watching the hurdle. He was going so slowly, it was actually a bit comical. Nobody got hurt. The horses are actually still going absolutely no gallop. Jack, I mean, he's had plenty of hard falls in his life. I think he's broken his leg five or six times. I think that's probably one of the easiest ones he's ever had. It's a little bit funny and all, but it's only funny when nobody gets hurt. We can all get a little toss off them. Doesn't matter how good you are.
