FOLLOWING THE JOCKEYS
Because of their riders' reputation, the mounts of prominent horsemenin England are seldom at liberal odds and often the most fashionable jockeys have been the most expensive to follow. This truth has been borne out this year in a very convincing way, showing that for the flat racing season to August 10, followers of G. Kichards by a uniform investment of £1 at starting price would-have lost £118. To that date Richards had ridden 118 winning and 464 losing mounts, with a percentage of 20.27. The ■ next most successful rider was W. Nevett, who had ridden 62 winners and 246 losers, a winning percentage of 20.12, but his •followers would have incurred a loss of £14 on a flat wager. Indeed, of the 15 leading jockeys, only two, R. A. Jones and W. Christie, Who were respectively ninth.and eleventh on the list, were showing a small profit the others showing losses ranging from £139 to £14. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1936, Page 22
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