bonny
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Best sight of the day was him getting up ....I hope he can come back to last seasons heights but mainly I’m just happy that he’s alive !
What did you make of One For Arthur ? Time to retire ?
What did you make of One For Arthur ? Time to retire ?
Something not quite right there? Maybe it's time for a new career?
I creid like a baby when Cyrname got up. When Harry Cobden and the head girl, whos' name escapes me, were walking back I thought it was curtains. He went over on his neck, didn't he, and so many don't get up after a fall l ike that.
Wouldn't he make a cracking hunter!
A lot of people think traffic Fluide would have won, he was probably no more tired than the winner. We will never know but it’s not right to say he was going nowhere.I admit to being a little choked when he appeared from behind the screens. Both the fallers were going nowhere at the last fence.
There was a fatality Alsa Mix ?
I admit to being a little choked when he appeared from behind the screens. Both the fallers were going nowhere at the last fence.
There was a fatality Alsa Mix ?
That's the problem with racing - if the horse is up there in with half a chance the jockey has to take it. They would be punished for not trying and the public would go mental. But the flip side of that is the horse falls, injures itself or dies and the public go mental at the jockey. They can't win.
I see the race differently as do a lot of others including the betting that was going on ! All the horses were tired, they are all experienced chasers and it’s just unfortunate that two of them fell at the last. I don’t blame either jockey for not pulling up anymore than I blame the two who finished for carrying on. It was the last fence, different if there are more to jump and 9 times out of 10 all of them would have finished. Let’s just be happy that everyone lives to fight another day instead.Exactly and that is why I said it will never happen. Racing is commercial, for profit and for gain. £8,000 for 4th place and no doubt if either of the fallers had stood up they would have to be ridden out to the line even if they were walking. The stewards can and do on occasion penalise a jockey for pushing an exhausted horse. It is subjective, what one person considers a knackered horse might be viewed differently by someone else. It just saddens me to see horses take heavy falls due to tiredness. Horses are such giving generous animals, perhaps they need a little more respect when they have given their all and perhaps the betting people should allow the jockey to make a judgement call if necessary.
There is one thing for sure, had Cyrname been killed today, the jockey would now be being lambasted for not stopping him. Like you said they can't win.
I see the race differently as do a lot of others including the betting that was going on ! All the horses were tired, they are all experienced chasers and it’s just unfortunate that two of them fell at the last. I don’t blame either jockey for not pulling up anymore than I blame the two who finished for carrying on. It was the last fence, different if there are more to jump and 9 times out of 10 all of them would have finished. Let’s just be happy that everyone lives to fight another day instead.
My comments did not blame anyone and I am happy the pair got up. The grey mare didn't and a good flat horse didn't return to his stable today. I merely made a comment on how genuine racehorses are and there is no doubt Cyrname and Traffic Fluide are both lucky to be in their stables tonight.