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The shortest priced fav yesterday (or at least he was until the psychic layers pushed him out and the tramps clipped Tiddliwinks in) in the classiest race, broadcast on terrestrial TV, carried two pounds overweight.
Some might consider this pertinent, as much for the fact that David Evans had chosen to put up a jockey that couldn’t do the correct weight for a horse set to carry nine stone as anything else. Just about the only such jockey at Lingfield yesterday!
Was this communicated to stay at home punters? I could only find mention of it on racingpost’s live reporter feature. Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t hear anything on C4. The ATR website made no mention of it in it’s racecard (which usually include overweights) or subsequent results. When I checked last night the Press Association didn’t even have the overweight down in its results!
Surely the time for info on overweights, jockey changes etc to be put on one definitive website is long overdue. Punters were quite literally robbed yesterday.
Didn’t hear anything about it and I’m a keen followed of Aeroplane.
That aside, even within the weight limit Aeroplane wouldn’t have won yesterday. It sadly wasn’t his day
To what extent or not does this overweight influence the Handicapper’s assessment of yesterday’s performance or will he not take that into consideration, please?
KThe overweight suggested it wasn’t going to be his day.
In hindsight maybe David Evans’ comments in the Post on Saturday stating that he was raring to go for Wolverhampton on Friday should’ve been taken into account?
The race he was entered for on Friday was a 5f race.
Not sure how the overweight suggested it wasn’t going to be his day though, Glenn? His form leading up to the race suggested he would be well up for the task but he ran nothing like his past form. I doubt 2lbs had anything to do with how poorly he ran.
I remember having a letter published in The Sporting Life in 1985 asking that overweight be listed at declaration stage and that a horse be prevented from racing if a jockey could not be found to do the revised weight. Something like this existed in other countries then: I do not know if that is still the case.
In Aeroplane’s case, this might have necessitated a declaration of 9-03 just to be safe. Exceptions could be made when circumstances conspired against connections (e.g. only fully fledged lightweight jockey at track ends up in hospital).
Not much has changed in 25 years, other than that The Sporting Life has closed.
Richard Evans (trainer’s son I presume) is due to ride Climate tomorrow and Aeroplane again on Friday; both for David Evans off 8 stone 12. Will be interesting to see if he makes the weight.
Richard Evans (trainer’s son I presume) is due to ride Climate tomorrow and Aeroplane again on Friday; both for David Evans off 8 stone 12. Will be interesting to see if he makes the weight.
He’s done it before on horses such as I Confess.
I agree though, it’ll be interesting.
It’s all in the BHA rules. Was it published on course or not noted by media?
PART 2 – PREPARATION FOR THE RACE
26. Publication of information about changes
26.1 The Clerk of the Scales will cause to be displayed on the screen or number board any alterations to the following information which differs from that appearing in the official race card26.1.1 declared horses,
26.1.2 declared Riders, with allowances claimed if appropriate,
26.1.3 the draw in any flat race,
26.1.4 any extra weight or variation of weight or weight allowance,[/color:1u9hv1vm]
26.1.5 colours, and
26.1.6 any declaration that a horse is wearing26.1.6.1 a hood,
26.1.6.2 blinkers,
26.1.6.3 visor,
26.1.6.4 eyeshield,
26.1.6.5 eyecover,
26.1.6.6 cheek pieces (sheepskin or otherwise), or
26.1.6.7 any combination of the items in Paragraphs 26.1.6.1 to 26.1.6.6, or
26.1.6.8 a tongue strap.Was there a last second announcement of some hefty overweight today or did someone’s cat jump on their wife’s laptop?
Ten seconds before they jumped Aeroplane was 4.9. Five seconds before they jumped the right hand side of the screen had been punched through to make him 5.8.
another disgrace today lingfield, . freddies girl 1.00 pm jockey put up 2pound overweight public not informed till very late, horse drifted from 9/4 out to 4/1.
should refund everybody who backed it, disgrace.
They’re certainly making this horse earn its corn. Back out again, less than 24 hours later, at Lingfield tomorrow.
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