in the saddle
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"Primoz is hard to read, he's always in the saddle," said Pidcock.
From BBC
Mullins' number one jockey Paul Townend will be in the saddle – in a blow to Willie's son Patrick, who rode him to victory at Aintree last year and second in the Irish Gold Cup when last seen.
From BBC
“Events are in the saddle,” said Whipple, whose two most recent books document Biden’s struggles to straddle foreign and domestic affairs.
From Slate
I was left more determined than ever to get back in the saddle and go again.
From BBC
The rise is “currently happening at a pretty measured pace, but this could pick up in the months ahead, especially once the new Fed Chair is in the saddle,” wrote Brooks, now a senior fellow at Brookings Institution.
From Barron's
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