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Yes, Exeter’s bad for that. Wasn’t it A Thornton that came a cropper last year when horse ducked out just before the finishing post, which is right next to the parade ring – saw the other horses for the next race and exit stage left.
Out The Black, Richard Johnson, November 22nd 2006.
A clip often repeated on Have I Got News For You… so at least there’s still some racing shown on the Beeb.
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I watched the Topless race last night for the first time and to be fair it doesn’t look like the horse was heading for the stables.. The horse did look on the verge of keeling over though!
I watched the Topless race last night for the first time and to be fair it doesn’t look like the horse was heading for the stables.. The horse did look on the verge of keeling over though!
She certainly wasn’t trying to run out and it’s rather unfair to say she veered off a straight line; this was simply a tired drift and the fact that she then went right is accentuated by the fact that James D’s momentum in the other direction. Anyone who puts Topless in any category other that shockingly unlucky (had been brought down in both previous starts) has badly maligned her.
I watched the Topless race last night for the first time and to be fair it doesn’t look like the horse was heading for the stables.. The horse did look on the verge of keeling over though!
She certainly wasn’t trying to run out and it’s rather unfair to say she veered off a straight line; this was simply a tired drift and the fact that she then went right is accentuated by the fact that James D’s momentum in the other direction. Anyone who puts Topless in any category other that shockingly unlucky (had been brought down in both previous starts) has badly maligned her.
She definitely veered off a straight line rory.
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