Does anyone know if Dig Deep returned lame in Catterick’s 3.35, or had been sufficiently struck into to justify Robert Winston’s blatant lack of effort (I say lack of effort, what I actually mean is that he pulled the horse back from a strong-travelling length behind the leader to perhaps half a dozen).
If the horse has returned somewhat the worse for wear then fair enough, but Winston avoided taking the gap on the fence when it appeared (travelling strongly), avoided taking the gap between horses when it appeared (travelling strongly), did not look down as if concerned for the horse’s welfare at any stage and then proceeded to pull the horse out of all contention.
Further information would be much appreciated.