Yesterday we saw a jubilant Frankie Dettori aboard Colour Vision nose past his fellow Godolphin jockey Mickael Barzalona to win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. Watching Frankie's reaction immediately after the finish, you could sense a number of demons were sent packing off down Ascot High Street. Now there's been a certain amount of conjecture about the status of Frankie in the Godolphin camp - is he the #1 jockey?
On that topic, Tony Keenan has posted a great article over at GeeGeez.
Frankie Dettori, still number one?
In the article Tony examines the typical market reaction to the choice of the stable jockey, when faced with options for a particular race.
Punters who neglect a second string just because the stable jockey has chosen the horse are ascribing sage-like qualities to racing professionals that time and again have been shown to be unmerited.
Here's the link to another Frankie article I posted a few weeks back:
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