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Tom O’Connor and the whip.

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  • June 9, 2008 at 16:01 #8063
    Avatar photoCav
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    Newton Abbot 4-30

    I’m not familiar with the in’s and out’s of the whip rules, but to my eyes the jockey has given Captain Becket (a lightly raced 5yo) a real seeing to there. 14 hard cracks between the last flight and the post.

    *Just heard the jockey got 5 days. Deservedly so imo.

    June 9, 2008 at 16:06 #167577
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    Very much so, Cavelino, and fair play to Matt Chapman (the only time I’ll ever say that) for highlighting the incident immediately after the race.

    June 9, 2008 at 16:56 #167590
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    Unusual for Matt, he is normally full of praise for jockeys "who throw the kitchen sink at a horse".

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    June 9, 2008 at 17:31 #167593
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    He was well over the top with his use of the whip, maybe it’s a good thing that he dropped it in the 2.30 on Chunky lad, or maybe the frustration of doing so made him behave the way he did in the 4.30.

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