The Jockey Angle with Paddy Flood - Ride of the Week ft Wesley Joyce Wesley Joyce is a man who's probably very, very lucky to be still riding. In the summer of 2022 he suffered a catastrophic fall at the Galway festival that left him with several serious injuries that included substantial trauma within his chest, damage to his larynx as well as his lungs, ribs and collarbone. It is a miracle that he is still alive, a testament to his strength and character that he is back in the saddle. Race replays are FREE to watch from all Irish tracks and a selection of premier British tracks sponsored by William Hill. This week, on the latest episode of The Jockey Angle, ex-jockey and lead race analyst, Paddy Flood, selects Wesley Joyce's ride aboard the Michael Mulvany trained Lars Soldier as his Ride of the Week. Despite losing his iron he goes on to win on the son of Soldiers Call. Paddy Flood's Analysis Wesley was in the apprentice school with me. He's as hard as nails, this young fella. He's one of the fittest and strongest small people I've ever met in my life because he's light as a feather, but he has the strength and stamina of an ox. This is Navan and Saturday 5th September. Wesley's there in the yellow and red. He gets a fair old bump there now from the left hand side. And this is where Wesley now shows his maturity as a jockey. Before, Wesley probably would have got down there and tried to maybe fight with the man beside him, but he decided, you know what, I get my horse balanced again, get momentum back up, get stuck into him. Watch Wesley Joyce's push. Wesley's foot has come out of the iron, but unless you were very, very clued into this, you wouldn't know. What I love is when his foot does come out, his body position doesn't change. He doesn't try to kick the other one out. He's so strong in his core that he's actually able to just bury his knee in and keep kicking with that lower leg. You wouldn't actually realise there's something wrong there because that's the strength and fitness of this young man. Watch the full episode of this week's Jockey Angle
