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Scudamore: Walsh needs to stay positive after falls

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Black Hercules (far side) departed at the final flight at Navan on Sunday

  PICTURE: Alain Barr 

 By Mark Scully 3:45PM 16 FEB 2016 

PETER SCUDAMORE believes Ruby Walsh is doing nothing technically wrong after a second high-profile last-fence fall in as many weekends.

Walsh appeared to have the Ten Up Novice Chase at his mercy on Black Hercules at Navan on Sunday but his mount clipped the top of the last fence and buckled on landing, handing victory to stablemate Measureofmydreams.

The fall came only eight days after Walsh came to grief on Valseur Lido when travelling strongly at the final fence in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

Despite those spills, eight-time champion jockey Peter Scudamore believes Walsh should not begin to doubt his own ability and is sure the 45-time Cheltenham Festival winner’s luck will turn.

“I remember having two or three falls in a row at the last but these things happen,” said Scudamore.

“Ruby is one of the best jockeys I’ve ever seen. It just happens – it’s like a great batsman having a run of LBWs and I can’t see it worrying him too much.”

Numbers not the whole story

Since January 1, 2005, Walsh has suffered 68 falls or unseats at the last, 31 of which came when in contention for a win.

That compares with 48 for both Sir Anthony McCoy, who retired last year, and Richard Johnson, with 24 coming in contention for McCoy and only 13 for Johnson.

From a total of 6,505 rides in the period in question, Walsh comes a cropper at the last in 1.04 per cent of his rides, compared to 0.53 per cent for McCoy (9,085 rides) and 0.51 per cent for Johnson (9,474).

However, Scudamore believes the bare numbers do not tell the whole story, citing Walsh’s infamous final-hurdle fall from Annie Power at last year’s Cheltenham Festival as an example.

“To me, when Annie Power fell, she picked up at the shadow of the hurdle, so that wasn’t his fault,” said Scudamore.

“If I felt he was doing something wrong technically I would say so, but I really do think he’s one of the best we’ve ever seen.

“You see some jockeys making mistakes or changing their mind at fences, but he isn’t doing that.

“Every time you fall you feel like you should have done something different, but technically he’s doing nothing wrong. The worst thing that could happen is if he got it into his head that it’s all down to him.

“He just has to remain positive – it’s not his fault.”

 

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