TECHNOLOGICAL GIMMICKS IN sport can be hit or miss.
While some don’t offer any new perspective, others – like Christian Leali’ifano wearing a microphone playing rugby – give a real insight into the heart of the action.
Another great use of technology came on Saturday at Ascot, as Frankie Dettori was fitted with a Jockey Cam for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.
Dettori shot from last into first in the final two furlongs to win it by a head in a breathless finish, and the Jockey Cam captured the breathless race spectacularly.
You can see just how frantic the final stages of the race are, with his horse’s head flying up and down, and it gives you a real insight into just how fast these horses can gallop.
By the end, you feel like you’ve actually been on the horse and won one of flat racing’s biggest prizes.
And don’t stop watching once Dettori crosses the winning post, because there’s an added bonus at the end, as we get a first-hand view of his famous flying dismount.
It’s also being reported today that Barry Geraghty has landed the job to replace AP McCoy as JP McManus’ retained rider.
The Limerick owner’s racing manager Frank Berry told the Daily Mail that the confirmation will come in the next few days.
“Hopefully it will happen. It is just not finalised but it will be. There might be something during the week about it,” he said.
Geraghty has ridden for McManus in the past, most notably in 2014 when he rode Jezki to Champion Hurdle glory at Cheltenham.
Should the Meath man leave Nicky Henderson’s yard to work for McManus, it’s believed 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Nico De Boinville will step up to replace him as Henderson’s top rider.
– First published 12.43
