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Has anyone heard anything about Battleoverdoyen? His run was too bad to be true. I assume something will come to light.
I heard Elliott say that Battleoverdoyen lost a front shoe during the Ballymore and that he kept swapping his legs stating perhaps he was unsuited by the track.
I’m keen to understand what impact losing a shoe would have on a horse’s performance. I heard Santini also lost a shoe but at least he managed to put in a good performance to finish second whereas Battleoverdoyen was pulled up having gone off favourite. Assuming there is a impact on performance, I guess it depends on how early in the race the shoe is lost but how big an impact does having lost a shoe have and might it also explain why a horse might change its legs or is this unrelated?
Any thoughts?
Very hard to tell is the simple answer. It doesn’t help but horses win all the time after losing a shoe. Some horses race without hind shoes.
He’s a massive horse, probably didn’t enjoy the undulations having had such little racing experience. Changing legs would be more to do with being uncomfortable with the track than the lack of a shoe, IMO.
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