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Pat Smullen 6-4 Fav to Succeed Johnny Murtagh at Ballydoyle
08/11/10
Pat Smullen remains the 6-4 favourite with William Hill to become the next retained jockey at Ballydoyle following the news that Johnny Murtagh has parted ways with the Coolmore outfit.
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The bookmakers opened betting on the market on Sunday morning when they received numerous calls looking for prices on Murtagh’s replacement.
The French-based Belgian Christophe Soumillon is the 7-2 second favourite for the post, while the Iceman Ryan Moore is available at 5-1.
Kieren Fallon (7-1 from 9-1) and Colm O’Donoghue (8-1 from 16-1) were the two best backed candidates on Monday afternoon, while Hills have also received several requests for Jamie Spencer, Tom Queally and Fran Berry.
‘We received numerous requests for the market on Sunday morning,’ said William Hill spokesman Tony Kenny ‘and at that stage we’d a feeling there was something going on down in Ballydoyle.’
‘Pat Smullen remains the favourite for the position, although we did see solid money for both Kieren Fallon and Colm O’Donoghue on Monday afternoon.’
Next Retained Ballydoyle Stable Jockey after Johnny Murtagh: (William Hill bet): 6-4 Pat Smullen, 7-2 Christophe Soumillon, 5-1 Ryan Moore 7-1 Kieren Fallon, Olivier Peslier, Richard Hughes, 8-1 Colm O'Donoghue, Fran Berry, 10-1 Garrett Gomez, Tom Queally, 12-1 Declan McDonogh, Steven Arnold, 14-1 Joseph O'Brien, Seamus Heffernan, 16-1 Jamie Spencer, Kent Desormeaux, 20-1 Paul Hanagan, 33-1 Frankie Dettori, 50-1 Mike Smith – others on request (appointment must be confirmed by Ballydoyle in an official press statement)
