I was just watching some of the racing from yesterday at Worcester.  In the first race Key To The West ridden by Kielan Woods was making his challenge on his mount after jumping the last fence, on the left (inside) of the eventual winner Alys Rock.  About 200 yards from the winning post the course narrows slightly.  Woods had seemed to be getting a final effort from his mount, and may well of won the race,  but he did a number of things what I consider ‘Amateurish’ in riding a finish.

1.  He kept putting head down, and not looking where he was going.
2. His contact with the horses mouth was all wrong, he did not have the gelding collected up, (washing line reigns)  which allowed his horse to wander and become unbalanced, and as a consequence of that, his horse collided with the rail, and Woods almost fell off

I have not seen much of Kielan Woods riding to be honest.  But what I saw yesterday was poor and not what you expect from an experienced jockey.  Having ridden winners for trainer John Spearing myself,  and ridden for him on the flat and over jumps many times. I think he will of got a rollocking !

More later.