Saturday at Aintree

[Sandstone1]

Congratulations to the winner but that was a sickening watch.

Certainly not nice to watch.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

Wonder which ones are behind the screens?

I thought the chair ones got up, unfortunately I think one is definitely gone at the first as it just lay there

 

[Errin Paddywack]

I felt sorry for the jockey who got catapulted over a jump when a loose horse cut in front of his horse.

 

[Nicnac]

Unless they're for jockeys it's concerning there's 2 screens up

What a strange comment. Do you value equine ilfe over human or was your comment just badly worded?

 

[Sandstone1]

Lots of comments about the green screens being for privacy.

 

[Fred66]

Lots of comments about the green screens being for privacy.

The one at the chair is for a jockey, the one at the first for a horse

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

What a strange comment. Do you value equine ilfe over human or was your comment just badly worded?

Badly worded, but jockeys are more likely to be able to be treated hence why less of a concern

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

Lots of comments about the green screens being for privacy.

Agree

 

[Peglo]

Congratulations @Elf On A Shelf

 

[Snowfilly]

Well done Elf! Great win

 

[Parrotperson]

We should have stopped in for a cuppa to watch this carnage

You’d been most welcome!

Well done all! Brilliant result! He could’ve gone round again!

Hope you haven’t got chucked out of purdy lodge for shouting!!!!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Well done team Elf

 

[holeymoley]

First 10 fences were a crazy watch. First one down at fence 1 and just lay there. Jockeys falling off left right and centre. Then the loose one that refused at the corner and ran in to the other one! Jeeez.

 

[splashgirl45]

Well done Elf, been a good weekend for your yard

 

[Tiddlypom]

Worthy winner but an absolutely sickening race to watch. It played right into the protestor's hands.

With so many loose horses weaving in and across the runners the race should have been stopped. Carnage.

 

[meandmyself]

Christ that was awful. I stopped watching but got talked into it today. Wish I hadn't.

 

[LadyGascoyne]

Congratulations Elf and team!

I didn’t watch but I think I’m quite glad I didn’t. It sounds chaotic.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

First 10 fences were a crazy watch. First one down at fence 1 and just lay there. Jockeys falling off left right and centre. Then the loose one that refused at the corner and ran in to the other one! Jeeez.

That's the one I'm concerned about, the fact it just lay there, especially as the fence was bypassed. Concerning Cape Gentleman pulled up before the chair early on, not sure he was moving ok but hopefully just a tack malfunction or lame

 

[TheMule]

I am not anti-racing, and the TB industry is a good thing for horse welfare in many ways, but I do feel that the GN is an unfair test on horses as they are making forced errors and some are paying for it with their lives.

 

[Indefatigable]

All that talk on ITV about how well the race horses are looked after. Of course they're looked after while they're at the top of their game! They're making their trainers and connections money! It's what happens when they stop performing that's the concern. SO much waste in that industry and SO much suffering once they've been thrown out of their racing yards.

 

[ecb89]

Horrific. It’s had its day. I don’t care how well they are looked after. It’s not worth it.

 

[TheMule]

All that talk on ITV about how well the race horses are looked after. Of course they're looked after while they're at the top of their game! They're making their trainers and connections money! It's what happens when they stop performing that's the concern. SO much waste in that industry and SO much suffering once they've been thrown out of their racing yards.

I’m not sure there is necessarily much suffering, except for the poor TBs that end up with people who think they know it all but don’t realize a TB needs good food, good turnout and good handling

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

All that talk on ITV about how well the race horses are looked after. Of course they're looked after while they're at the top of their game! They're making their trainers and connections money! It's what happens when they stop performing that's the concern. SO much waste in that industry and SO much suffering once they've been thrown out of their racing yards.

Exactly I said on here at the time I don't think they helped themselves at all. Comparing it to a person running a marathon?!

I think they need to reduce the field size

 

[teapot]

I’m not sure there is necessarily much suffering, except for the poor TBs that end up with people who think they know it all but don’t realize a TB needs good food, good turnout and good handling

See also - rest of the equine industry.

 

[meandmyself]

Fewer horses would give them all more room. And I'm not convinced the jumps need to be so fricking big.

 

[Snowfilly]

Fewer horses would give them all more room. And I'm not convinced the jumps need to be so fricking big.

The fences are smaller than what they were which encourages a faster gallop and to my mind, worse falls. I’d much rather see the field capped at 20 and give them space.

 

[RachelFerd]

All that talk on ITV about how well the race horses are looked after. Of course they're looked after while they're at the top of their game! They're making their trainers and connections money! It's what happens when they stop performing that's the concern. SO much waste in that industry and SO much suffering once they've been thrown out of their racing yards.

Well, my view is that they aren't well looked after in 'horse' terms when in training. Limited turn-out (if any), excess hard feed, limited fibre, practical guarantee of ulcers, poorly fitting half-tree saddles causing major muscle wastage... its not much of a life. I know some yards are better than others. Some are worse. Can't say that this race was good watching for the sport - it made for very nasty viewing.

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

Surely they can have the fluffy core but up the height of the fences, to make them back off?

 

[Maddie Moo]

Nick Luck reporting that Hill Sixteen (fence one) is still being treated on the course.

 

[nagblagger]

Well done Elf, and 'the grey's i bet on..shame i only did pennies each way..