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Fresh from riding a tasty double at Musselburgh on Monday with Court Master (5\/1) and Justice Knight (12\/1), Nick gives us his views<\/a> on his upcoming rides, Black Friday and Unai Emery getting sacked!<\/p>\n

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On his Monday double\u2026<\/h3>\n

We had a good start to the week again at Musselburgh on Court Marshal and Justice Knight thanks to Michael Scudamore, they made the trip worthwhile. Court Marshal in particular should be one to follow. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s an improving sort so is one to keep an eye on this season.<\/p>\n

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On meetings being called off\u2026<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m not riding anything on Friday. Originally I was due to be at Doncaster but it has unfortunately been called off on Friday and Saturday. It\u2019s a pity as I had some nice rides up there but can\u2019t be helped. The same applies to Leicester on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Typically when a meeting is called off I will still ride out in the morning. Due to the amount of rain we\u2019ve had it\u2019s pretty wet at the moment but luckily it looks as though the forecast is better for next week. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

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On his rides this weekend\u2026<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m heading to Bangor tomorrow, with Doncaster off, where I\u2019ll be riding Ask The Weatherman who is running in the 1:20 and I think he\u2019s got a very good chance. The handicapper has given him a great chance as he\u2019s 7lbs lower than his last win at Exeter when I was on him.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll love the ground, he\u2019ll love the heavy conditions and it\u2019s nice that he\u2019s only got 11 stone 4lbs on his back. It seems as though he\u2019s in good form at home and has been a good horse for the Barber team. It would be nice if he could win again.<\/p>\n

Then at 2:30 I\u2019m on What\u2019Llbewillbe in the Novices\u2019 Hurdle. It\u2019s his first time ever on track although he\u2019s a very nice horse at home and definitely a lovely one for the future. He has stiff opposition with some talented horses in the race although he\u2019s one I like a lot. Obviously it is his first time on the track though so whatever he does he\u2019s sure to improve on.<\/p>\n

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On market moves\u2026<\/h3>\n

If there\u2019s a big move on a horse I\u2019m booked on I obviously keep an eye on it as it\u2019s good to keep an eye on your opposition as well as what you\u2019re riding but overall I tend just to listen to my trainer and go from there really. Even if my ride is backed in heavily I wouldn\u2019t pay too much attention to it, I derive most of my confidence from my trainer, but it\u2019s handy to see whether the opposition are fancied or not.<\/p>\n

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On Black Friday\u2026<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s nothing something I\u2019m hugely interested in, although I do love a bargain. However, I won\u2019t be paying too much attention to it!<\/p>\n

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On Unai Emery getting sacked\u2026<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m a Liverpool man. Arsenal will never be happy. They had Arsene Wenger and he was a good guy so they\u2019ll never be happy. Of the frontrunners to replace him I reckon Pochettino would be a good fit, we\u2019ll see what happens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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