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I’m with you CS.
I am gutted and then to read what Nina Carberry wrote on Twitter about losing an old friend – just so sad.
I am meant to be going on Friday and to be honest at the moment after losing 5 by the end of day 2 I am just about done with it. I love racing so much but it is always so bittersweet.
The most dangerous situation with ground is where there are extremes of ground within the same race. Years ago we ran a homebred youngster on ‘watered’ point to point ground. The course was lovely. The problem arose in the race before our mare went when a fence was smashed and they had to go round it onto the unwatered ground. Two horses broke down instantly. Our mare ran under strict instructions to the jockey not to go off the track but to pull up if a similar incident occured. It didn’t and everything was fine. But this is Cheltenham for goodness sake!!! Not a P to P in the back of beyond. The race should not have been run. Well done the BHA for giving the antis a bit more fuel.
It must be down to the Racecourse executive rather than the BHA to abandon a race, especially during racing.
Commentary on the race was shocking. Scotsirish was favurite and when he pulled up, clearly seen at the back of the field, Holt ignored it. He was favourite, no excuse! Same of Gardech. Watching the race I clearly saw Nina Carberry in trouble and pulling up. But once again Holt didn’t see or ignored it.
Poor performance by Simon ‘Hyperbole’ Holt.Sad for the horses and all concerned.
It must be down to the Racecourse executive rather than the BHA to abandon a race, especially during racing.
Buck passing.
It must be down to the Racecourse executive rather than the BHA to abandon a race, especially during racing.
Buck passing.
Not at all, the racecourses tend to be autonomous, especially on race days. The clerk of the course would have the final say. Given that the going reports have been wildly inaccurate this week, presumably to prevent mass defections, how can you expect the Clerk of the Course to make a decision that would cost the course considerable revenue.
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