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Worst fall i’ve seen in an age, made my stomach turn over. A real neckbreaker. Not since Shalako at Newbury have I thrown my tea over myself whilst watching a horse come down.
Any post race news re HH would be welcomed.me too, that was a real stomach churner – how they get up sometimes is beyond me it really is, though im glad they do
i was on hobbs hill and arsenal and that has just about finished my interest for the day – i dont want to play any more today, i’m scared what might happen to the next one
Terrible falls – particularly Hobbs Hill – so relieved to see both got up quickly – amazing! PHEW!!
The horse never looked 100% comfortable coming round the home bend: allied to the fact that Paddy Brennan ( my opinion) panicked when the others strated closing. Mostly jockey error when horses fall. How often do you see a loose horse falling.
Though I am disappointed Hobbs Hill did not win, I did voice my concerns on another thread that he might not be as good as some people think. It is doubtful he would have won had he stayed on his feet.
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I was initially quite angry that Channel 4 were reluctant to update on the horse. Hobbs Hills’ fall was sickening, and I was far more concerned for him than the jockeys, who seemed to get all the coverage. More was even made of the hoof that Ruby Walsh recieved in the back. Thanks to John Francome for letting the viewers know.
I was watching on RacingUK and for once they were pretty good – actually saw both horses get to their feet and the commentator kept us informed too.
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I guess if keep repeating this, the message will get across.
RUK don’t control the pictures as they don’t have any cameras other than the one used to show the presenters. They can only show horses that have fallen if Racetech/SIS transmit relevant pictures – if they don’t, they can’t.
See the thread started yesterday by The Real Barney on the same subject.
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I honestly thought that Soulard was dead before his body hit the ground in the 420. Seeing the horse get up surprised, and pleased, me immensely.
All told, today was full of shockers at Kempton.They certainly were chilling falls. Very surprised a) they survived b) they got up so rapidly c) they appeared unscathed
Good news all round
Assuming both horses are physically sound and go to Cheltenham, I’d be wary of either running upto scratch after that experience: novice chasers nto off a heavy fall are not the most reliable of betting avenues.
Of course the odds may drift sufficiently to compensate.
I hope they’re both given plenty of TLC, some time off and plenty of confidence giving experiences … I HOPE they don’t run at Cheltenham … they’re young and have time on their side – after those falls their owners are lucky to have horses in one piece!
I would suggest that Hobbs Hill would be best to wait until Aintree. A jolt like that could cause all kinds of unseen niggling issues and pulled muscles.
BTW, I meant to type Soulard earlier rather than Pur De Sivola. That was probably a worse fall than HH sustained and almost knocked me out of my seat just watching it. Sickening stuff all round.shocking falls at the last my heart skipped a beat i think whenn i saw hobbs hill go down so glad he and the other runner got up in one piece
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Am glad hobbs hill and pur du sivola got up, they were bad falls and looked even worse in the slo-mos of ruby getting kicked. I wonder if he’ll make the festival though as it ws a nasty one. Its terrible to see any horse go down, and he is a nice to too.
Furthermore, what a ride by ruby walsh on the winner being winded, I had the second and thought he was getting up for an undeserved win until ruby dug in again. Walsh couldnt even get the air to talk to nicholls on the walk in so for him to have found what he did to get the horse up is a credit to him.
I`m as pleased as you all that the fallers seem in one piece.
I thought C4 were fairly quick to say the horses had got up in fairness.
As for where the novices might run next – avoiding Cheltenham is one
thing but the Aintree Mildmay course would be the last place I`d want
for horses who`ve made such serious errors on a sharp circuit.
, horrendous fall , hope he has no after effects…
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