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Looks like a lot of trouble for the rider of this horse today. Really amateur hour stuff. Long holiday awaits.
Only 28 days, totally inadequate. Should be a minimum of 3 months for that sort of thing. The integrity of the sport is at stake here.
He had the race in the bag on the odds on Vaultage but stopped riding the last few strides and got caught. Tom McLaughlin.
From the Sporting Life…
slowly into stride, soon recovered, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon led, clear inside final furlong, eased close home, caught post
8/15 favourite collared by a 22/1 shot…
Race replay available to watch on Sporting Life results section.
A really poor judgement IMO and totally avoidable for a jockey. Just ride out the finish and don’t try to be cocky…simple!
6 months wouldn’t be long enough for me…
Some questionable jockeyship on display today imo…
Ryan Powell – Just sat there when challenged by Swilly Ferry.
Simon Pearce – Granted he conserved the horses energy well in the opening stages, he was a head away from 28 days himeself in the closing stages.
James Sullivan – Gave up on Ninth House.Some questionable jockeyship on display today imo…
Ryan Powell – Just sat there when challenged by Swilly Ferry.
Simon Pearce – Granted he conserved the horses energy well in the opening stages, he was a head away from 28 days himeself in the closing stages.
James Sullivan – Gave up on Ninth House.I backed Ryan Powell’s mount as I like claimers on bottom weights and was prepared to accept defeat at first. That is the risk you take with an inexperienced rider, big race, jock probably feeling a bit weak etc. Now I look again, it was a
strange
effort. Powell seemed to have a hard hold through the final furlong.
Nothing mysterious there. The other four jockeys knew that the favourite had to be held up, and between them they contrived a situation where Mutual Friend was left in front far too earlier than he was comfortable with. A well-executed plan which was to a large extent predictable. So if any backers of the favourite are crying "foul", then more fool them.
Too many bad rides to mention in addition to CR’s list. Howvere, Duran Duran Fentiman’s slow Relflexes, when holding back the reigns and removing the blinfold late, on Malcheek (doubled in price on the machine) must take high billing.
a 28 day bay is pathetic and no deterrent whatsoever, wouldn’t surprise me if the jockey took his family abroad for a nice long holiday. 6 month bans must be handed out from now on, jockeys must learn never to drop their hands again because of the penalty.
Absolutely totally inexcusable IMO. Time they started handing out 6 month bans – that’d soon have them riding out.
I don’t buy the issue of ‘ruining their livelihood’ either. In many livelihoods such a gross error of judgement would result in the sack.
Waiting to happen, lots just get it away with it, time it was dealt with properly.
I suspect both trainer and owners were a tad unhappy given that it was a good opportunity for a filly to win and put some value onto her progeny.
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That’s a bit strong Corm; goalkeepers don’t get the sack for letting the matchwinner slip through their hands, do they?
Yes, he should have won, and yes, he deserves a ban for not doing so, but the horse looked to be coming to the end of its tether, and the guy made the mistake of easing off too quickly, against a bunch that were catching him hand-over-fist anyway, is all.
Imo, 28 days is severe enough for an error he wouldn’t even have got pulled for had it happened 2 strides later.
By all means, make jockeys ride right out to the finish on every single mount, but you can’t hang just one jockey for doing something that most jockeys do most days, though generally without such dire consequences.By all means, make jockeys ride right out to the finish on every single mount, but you can’t hang just one jockey for doing something that most jockeys do most days
That’s the point Reet, it almost happens every day – if the punishment (which should apply to all, not suggesting anyone is singled out) was more severe then it simply wouldn’t happen.
The goalie analogy – rather than letting it slip through his legs I’d suggest it’s more akin to leaning against the goalpost while the ball trundles in.
Unless the punishments are more, er, punishing then it’ll continue to happen.
I just happened to walk into a my local Ladbrokes when I heard a disgruntled punter say he could not beleive what had just happened.
I took notice then as a replay was shown. I was surprised but not shocked.
However what did shock me was the man who does the voice overs whoever he may be said something along the lines of
" It was not the jockeys fault as the horse pulled itself up near the line"
What was even more incredible was that some of the punters in the shop actually agreed with him
I agree with some of the posts on here, the ban was not near long enough.
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