Muis Roberts First Winner

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Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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This was Muis Roberts first winner:

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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See Duffs comments in for the Seventh Race:

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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SOME GREAT NAMES IN THE CARD

TRAINERS AND JOCKEYS

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Wasn't his first winner also his first ride?

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Thanks for the superb contributions to the site Colins

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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"Smyrna gave apprentice M Roberts his first winning ride and the youngster showed promise of developing into a good prospect"
How prophetic was that??

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Mac - no not his first ride - not sure how many it took but will check when back in the office on Monday.

Scotia - only a pleasure to share some of these memories with Clanners - will continue to try and find interesting snippets to post each week when I have spare time.

If it stimulates interest in the game that is great.

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Nostalgia is a thing of the past 8-)

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Colins I put the pic and comment up on Muis's FB Page :)
Give everything but up!

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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colins Wrote:
> Mac - no not his first ride - not sure how many it
> took but will check when back in the office on
> Monday.
>
> Scotia - only a pleasure to share some of these
> memories with Clanners - will continue to try and
> find interesting snippets to post each week when I
> have spare time.
>
> If it stimulates interest in the game that is
> great.

(tu)

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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Mac - it was his 7th ride I think - he made his debut on 28th June 1969 and was carded to ride two horses - in his first race he finished 11th of 13 and was due to ride Galley Lad two races later. In the weighing room before the race he was advised by a stipe that he could not ride in the race because he was not experienced enough (in those days jocks had to have 12 qualifying rides - 6 down the straight and 6 around the bend) so he was considered not experienced enough for a mile and a half race!!!! He was replaced by Snowy Reid who duly won the race on Galley Lad with consummate ease.

Just by the by - Earnie Duffield always referred to Muis as Mace in his book and nothing would change him!!!

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Re: Re: Muis Roberts First Winner

11 years 9 months ago
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@ collins and scotia


is it not cool that in those days Muis and The Shoe were considered so small they had appropriate nicknames and were excellent jockeys and now we have the champion of the UK standing at nearly 6ft

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