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Jump jockey Jamie Bargary hoping American adventure can restart his career Jamie Bargary: enjoying the sun in the Dominican Republic 1 of 1 UPDATED 7:13AM, MAY 1 2021 People might think the life of a jump jockey is about trudging to the Hexhams and Plumptons of this world, but Jamie Bargary has spent the last two weeks dodging sunburn and improving his golf handicap as he quarantines in the Caribbean in advance of his American adventure. Closely associated with the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard since moving to Britain from Ireland, Bargary is due to spend the summer in the States and hits the ground running at Middleburg racecourse in Virginia with four rides on Saturday, including one against 2018 Arkle ace Footpad in the $75,000 Grade 2 Temple Gwathmey Hurdle. ....
THE Classic Handicap Chase (3.00) at Warwick is the big betting race of the weekend, but with the rescheduled Welsh National run so close to this staying event the entry isn’t as strong as usual with only a maximum of 13 set to got to post. The market is headed by the Alan King-trained NOTACHANCE (nap) and with the stable in such sparkling form it is hard to see beyond the seven-year-old. This lightly raced sort dotted up at Bangor in November and has been kept fresh since then for this stamina sapping affair and off a 7lbs higher mark he has solid claims with more improvement to come. ....