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Okay, this is how Flat Racing works from now on:
The starter has a huge screen in front of him and when every horse has entered the stalls he takes a short look to make sure no one has it’s legs on the shelf. Then he let’s them go, otherwise I’ll declare every start a (possible) false one.
But the stewards then held an inquiry to look into whether he had a fair start. Overhead television footage appeared to show that his near hind leg was on the shelf in the stalls when the gates opened and he was deemed a non-runner.This surely wasn’t the first time such a thing happened in the history of the sport. Why did no one react in the past? Somehow this looks an excuse just to make sure BC’s stud value doesn’t decrease too much after his rather dismal performance. Ryan didn’t know the horse was deemed a NR once they jumped out, I guess he ran a “true” race.
I’m pretty pissed about it to be honest. I have proof of every winner in that post. No call for deleting it!
I know and I just wonder who came up with that stupid idea.
Well, well, well…. the meeting has become quite a farce due to the poor weather conditions with the strange “withdrawal” of Benvenuto Cellini being the icing on this cake.
I’m not sure but I can screenshot it if a mod needs proof. What kind of sad idiot would be in boasting about fake winners FFS.
That would be sick and a reason to question this forum. I mean your integrity is out of the question, GM.
WTF is this new rule about?
He said: “Soon after the horses had left the starting gates we were notified that the favourite had his left hind leg on the running board just before the start was affected, which resulted in him not being able to jump on terms with the field. He was standing on three legs when the stalls opened.
“We then considered the fact that in terms of our rules he had been denied a fair start. Having got evidence from Ryan Moore that he wanted to go forward with the horse, we noted that he was very slowly into stride and was second-last shortly after the start and was really on the back foot.
“His race had, in our view, been negatively affected. On that basis. In terms of rule H6, we can then declare a horse a non runner.”
Chivers posted this im March:
The Sire system is back. Last years winner Lambourn sired by Australia for his first Derby son victory. Available at 100-1 early in the year, did I get on? Did I Feck. Did at 12s though so fair. Also counts for extra special non-derby winning sires.There are 7 horses currently in the market who fit the bill, all sired by Camelot and this WILL (possibly) be his year.
Pierre Bonnard 5/1 – Nuff said Fred
Christmas Day 50/1 – 9f group 3 winner on his last start for AOB
Port Ferdinand 50/1 – 7f winner on his only start for AOB
Del Maro 66/1 – Keeping on third behind Pierre in the Zetland for Charles Applebum
George Stubbs 66/1 – Unraced AOB, interestingly Mr. Stubbs was best known as a painter of horses
Golden Knight 66/1 – Winner over a mile on 2nd start for Ed Walker
Isaac Newton 100/1 – Staying on behind Pierre in the Criterium, big name, more expected?£2 on each for now. Any free bets received or pence in the accounts will be spread across all. Should have started this earlier but now is better than never.
I’d say you can draw a line through the whole meeting form wise
Yes, couldn’t agree more. Despite all the propaganda to save the Derby all G1 races have more question marks to them than before.
Unless we have a wet summer, I find it hard to believe that this form will hold up back on a sounder surface as many of the fancied horses couldn’t cope with today’s ground……think they also went a little too fast early on.
It looked a bit like the finish of a Limerick Christmas Bumper.
Well done winners. A Boy Named Susie has confirmed himself once again as a reliable yardstick. I guess there isn’t much between the Epsom and the Chantilly form.
CAS, it would be interesting to see what the Lads have to tell us. Camelot stands at a fee of € 60,000 right now, it won’t do him any harm having sired an Epsom Derby winner.
Well done to connections. They’re great with older, globe-trotting horses. Extremely shrewd at placing them.
I’m swerving the Ballydoyle colts in this race and have backed James J Braddock at 8/1 WIN and had also small EW savers on Poker at 200/1 and Rebel Rocker at 100/1. Not that I think the last two would be great horses, but strange things can happen in a Derby and if you avoid the Lads you can take a risk on such outsiders.
I hate talking about the Arc at this stage of the season, but if she would be Coolmore owned you’d only get about half of the 10/1 available right now. She looks a horse that needs every yard of a 10-12f trip and the ground conditions in October will be in her favour. Winning her first race when tried at 10f and then winning the Oaks next time out by three and six lengths makes her very special indeed. Legacy Link was the right yardstick in the race and she couldn’t have beaten her more convincingly.
