Racing today

[Clodagh]

Its really not a good look that they have entered CH in the champion hurdle. (I know it doesn't mean he runs)

Have there been situations like this before where a repeated faller has been entered into a high profile race?

All 3 of his falls have been heavy and theyre lucky they haven't been fatal

Yet they want to tempt fate again?

I thought NH was supposed to be quite "horse first"

The BHA can ban non starters… I suppose that’s because it affects the betting public. They absolutely should not run him over jumps again, they say he school’s beautifully at home but you just cannot replicate a race day

 

[bonny]

The BHA can ban non starters… I suppose that’s because it affects the betting public. They absolutely should not run him over jumps again, they say he school’s beautifully at home but you just cannot replicate a race day

They ban non finishers as well but they won’t ban Constitution Hill.

 

[splashgirl45]

Isn’t there a way that he could race without being in the betting so he could have a test run on a race day . You can in eventing and dressage although there’s no betting involved. I definitely won’t watch if he runs in a hurdle again , I doubt it will end well

 

[tristars]

One of the irish commentators said " well I would just keep running him"

The falls could be coincidence, but could be something not right somewhere

But thats horsemanship, what's been done to figure out why it's happened

Those hurdles are blxxdy stupid things, few horses jump them well