SPANISH MOON BANNED FROM RACING IN THE UK FOR 6 MONTHS

[Ken(West Derby)]

Thanks Moehat. Having been at the receiving end of a hind kick that lifted me off the floor, doubled up in agony, unable to breathe, screaming my head off and then scared stiiff as a dozen other horses encircled me, probably curious to know what the fuss was all about, I have the utmost admiration for stall handlers who risk their lives day in, day out.
Ken
p.s. I still have the trace of the hoof on my abdomen, about an inch from my heart.

[douginho]

The ban is harsh but if that is the rules then you have to accept it. Could it be that its in races of few runners that Spanish Moon does it? Not sure of his previous misdemeanors but fact there were only 3 other horses with hi instead of 16 in Dubai might be a factor. Not enough horses to make him follow the pack mentality? I doubt it but might be possible.

[yorkshirepudding]

He has two option, I run in europe, ireland or the continent. Or Lord Grimthorpe will have too call Roberto Frankel and tell him too exspect another Euro nutter in his santa anita barn soon…

It was a four runner feld, god knows why they didnt gie him anothe go is beyond me..

[bbobbell]

Foreleg, Ken; I was stood next to this guy who was stroking a mare who was a bit mental anyway, but she was being really soppy [she was like that, a Jekyll and Hyde type] and he was stroking her head and with no warning whatsoever she kicked forward. I’ve heard people say if they kick back you’re in trouble, if they kick forward you’re history.

I was always warned to get out of the way pronto if they started kicking froward, having been told it was a lot worse than a hind leg kick. If you can get out of the way of course. If you are in a stable, pity help you.

[apracing]

Amazing to get halfway through the second page of this thread without finding a single post suggesting that perhaps the trainer might be expected to have sorted out this problem by now.

It is his job to teach the horse to go into the stalls, not keep sending it to the racecourse and hoping for the best.

And what has the ‘racing manager’ been doing – shouldn’t he have known the risk of a 6 month ban in advance, rather than whingeing about it afterwards.
If the horse is difficult at home, why hasn’t he recommended a change of stable? And wasn’t it a risk running a Newmarket horse on the Rowley Mile close to home if it plays up on the gallops – better to keep it for Chester or York?

I think these are more pertinent questions than debating the methods permitted for entering the stalls or arguing for another chance for a horse that had already delayed the start by eight minutes.

[apracing]

Here’s an extract from the rules regarding stalls tests :

The following provisions will apply in the event of a horse being reported by the Starter:-

(a)
On the first occasion a horse is reported by the Starter during the previous twelve months under Paragraph 8(i)

1.
If a horse is tested within 7 days of the original report and it fails the stalls test, a £600 fine will be imposed;
2.
If a horse is tested between 8 and 14 days (inclusive) of the original report and it fails the stalls test, a £275 fine will be imposed;
3.
If a horse is tested 15 days or more from the original report and it fails the stalls test, no fine will be imposed.

In the event of a horse failing any of the above stalls tests it may not be re-submitted for a further test within 14 days.

(b)
On the second occasion during the previous twelve months a horse is reported by the Starter under Paragraph 8(i)

1.
If a horse is tested within 14 days of the second report and it fails the stalls test, a fine of £1,200 will be imposed;
2.
If a horse is tested between 15 days and 28 days (inclusive) of the second report and it fails the stalls test, a £275 fine will be imposed;
3.
If a horse is tested 29 days or more from the second report and it fails the stalls test, no fine will be imposed.

In the event of a horse failing any of the above stalls tests it may not be re-submitted for a further test within 14 days.

(c)
On the third occasion during the previous twelve months a horse is reported by the Starter under Paragraph 8(i) it will be prevented from having a stalls test for six months.

[% MAN]

It was a four runner feld, god knows why they didnt gie him anothe go is beyond me..

a) He’d had enough chances and clearly was not going to co-operate

b) also the favourite was also being a right sod at the start and was in danger of blowing over in the stalls. So would it have been fair to favourite backers had they had another go and the favourite then blew up.

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