Varian outlines riding plans Roger Varian feels the days of yards having recognised stable jockeys are disappearing due to changes within the sport. The Newmarket handler will arrange his riding arrangements this season using a pool of riders as opposed to having a formal number one. Varian has opted to go down that route following the departure of Andrea Atzeni to Qatar Racing at the end of last season. Varian said: "The jockey scene has changed over the last few years. It is hard to implement a stable jockey with the racing stacking up at weekends, they can only ride in one place. "Stables can't compete with private owners offering retainers. Having a stable jockey which all the owners are happy to use is very hard to find. "We will try and build relationships with a few jockeys this year to get a bit of regularity. "Andrea will still ride for us, but we can't build plans around him so we will use the likes of Graham Lee and Freddie Tylicki. Quite how it plays out we will see, but we have got to make sure we are super organised."
