Just out of curiosity really, wanted to know what jockey's people prefer to use. I can't remember the last time I managed to retain R L MOORE, so I always have to look elsewhere. My first choice currently on the UK flat is J FORTUNE, followed by S DE SOUSA. Fortune just keeps churning out the group wins and De Sousa is good with my short distance runners it seems.

In a previous game PAUL EDDERY got something like 80 G1 wins for me over 15 plus seasons. J P SPENCER seems to be the only top jockey(going by fees and wages) who is sometimes not retained at the start of a new game.

I'll be getting stuck into the jumps soon, any suggestions outside the games top jockey's?

How can you tell who a good jockey is? All I go on is race fee. There must be something else?

The majority of time, the top jockeys are already retained when you start a new game. I just looked at who had a good season win percentage and started using them. After some success I just retained them. PAUL EDDERY does not command a big fee or wage yet he went on to have 80 plus G1 wins for me. J P SPENCER is considered a top jockeys according to money but I've had nowhere as many wins with him in top races.

Has nobody tried D Mackay, or whatever he is called has been my stable jockey since the start of the game and with my lowly horses he has won jockey champ for last 2 seasons and won me my only C1 race so far on a horse that only just won once at C2 by a head. commands a biggish racing fee on my game though, don't know if thats with the success he has had?

Always use Rodd when racing in Australia. Consistently has the best career record

i edit jockey names well only 1 of them Put K Rhodes in then retain him (its just a made up name)
before that was always ryan moore

I usually choose Hayley Turner she can ride my horse anytime lol

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I ride my own as well, having edited my name into the game as both a flat and NH jockey. The only slight drawback is that my NH persona will occasionally pick up rides for other stables, while my flat jockey won`t, having been retained from an apprentice.

Are you riding this weekend at Kempton lol
No seriously I like that touch in the game where you can put a fictional jockey into the game and see how there get on it adds a fun element to the game.