Like any market, it could ride along at a crest for a while, or it could fall off precipitously, after which the punter is left with either an overvalued share or a overpriced boot.

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And after a long ride you have been through something profound with your bike, and you fall in love with it.

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Don't forget that during a bear market you suffer almost the same as a buy-and-hold investor--you ride the stock down with only a few bucks of option income to cushion the fall.

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The Australian was forced to ride his number two bike after he has crashed out of qualifying on Saturday - a fall that left him suffering severe pain in his shoulder, arm and ribs.

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Earlier in the afternoon another veteran jockey, Ruby Walsh, suffered a fall in the Aintree Hurdle, ruling him out of the Grand National, where he had been due to ride On My Own.

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