Unusual Brighton Photo Finish

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Reportedly the first time such a thing has ever happen on a UK racecourse but at Brighton on Tuesday evening a three-way photo finish to the 7:10 race involved two horses and seagull – and, here’s the proof …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/28244486

One or two racegoers did comment that the fast finishing seagull (who literally flew the final furlong) was unlucky not to get second place.

[Nathan Hughes]

There was a poster on here a few years back called Seagull and he came from Brighton.
He had a friend an old man that feeds off the crumbs the seagulls leave behind now aswell.

Gaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026

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From my exclusive camera footage, taken from a different angle, you can just see Jamie Spencer releasing the Seagull from a box, just a second or two later than he was told by the Seagull’s owner

C’est la vie, a winner without a penalty for next time.

Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.

[homersimpson]

Surprised they needed a photo finish. There’s half a length in the 2 horses Mind you better to see a seagull than some eejit running on like at Leicester the other week

[moehat]

It’s amazing what they said about the following race won by Byrd in Hand followed by Hawk Moth [with Abigails Angel also in the same race]. Now, that’s the sort of good publicity that racing needs.

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