suffolkmare
Well-Known Member
Just watching on catch up. Mankib reared in the stalls as the gates opened, hitting his head, and just after a ? buck which almost unseated and injured jockey Jim Crowley. Female commentator (name escapes me!) said “it’s a good job it was the horse’s head, not the rider’sâ€.....is that acceptable? Sorry but I don’t think so. Yes it was good Jim wasn’t hurt, but he has a helmet on for this reason. The horse doesn’t, and didn’t look alright, I believe has had to go to vets for assessment - any updates from those of you in the know? At least they said the bars above the horses are padded, but years back I witnessed the head injury that sadly took Ryan’s Son, their skulls aren’t that solid 😢.