TELECRAP REPLAYS UP TO SH!T..WHERE'S OUR 2nd CHANNEL ?

PVR for you Elvis. I am sure you can afford it?

I have purposely kept quiet on the subject of young Nicci's ability, because Elvis is my partner and as such I may be slightly biased.

However let me say this; imo a 'perfect' jockey must have:

1: Ability to understand / interact with each horse he/she rides
2: Great balance
3: 'Good' hands - normally a result from point 1
4: Ability to judge the pace
5: Perserverence
6: Strength in a finish

The great ones have all these qualities / abilities; a lot more fall short in one or more categories. Imo, Nicci has mastered 4 of these already; I think she still needs improvement when it comes to judging pace (but this will come with the years - after all she has never even sat on a horse before she went to the Academy); so even if she is not going to be the 'strongest' in the finish, I believe any one who thinks she will fade away after losing her claim, may need to eat those words.

i will gladly eat those words if she proof me wrong frodo. as i say previously of course elvis will find it difficult to be objective, she is his little girl and like any father he want the best for her.

statistics do not lie and with the exception of lisa prestwood no women jockey has made it after her apprenticeship. lisa prestwood make it because of buddy maroun supporting her. you tell me who supports female apprentices after they lose the claim? right. no-one does.

lets let this debate lie. i really do hope that she make it for elvis and her sake and wish them well