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Just got back from Aintree. Absolutely heart-broken for the Nelson family and everyone involved with According To Pete. We were close to the owners when they got the news through that their beloved had not made it. The young lady who was so emotional before the race on the BBC was inconsolable, the haunting shriek she cried out will live with me for a very long time. Anyone who thinks these horses are not adored want to witness what I did today, these animals are like family members to their owners. Absolutely tragic. RIP
That is such a shame, I was really hoping they’d be able to save her. Such a talent. RIP
I’m so glad this thread has been created, Hayley deserves all the praise in the world. It takes a cool head to "steer" potentially the best horse in the race to victory. I was very very
disappointed in David Simcock’s before and after the race interviews. He didn’t seem to give Hayley any credit at all – basically saying she was the last resort to get the mount and then when she did win, he said it was all the horses doing, 90% horse and 10% jockey or something to that affect. Whilst that may be true, I still think he could give her so gratitude.
I’m so glad this thread has been created, Hayley deserves all the praise in the world. It takes a cool head to "steer" potentially the best horse in the race to victory. I was very very
disappointed in David Simcock’s before and after the race interviews. He didn’t seem to give Hayley any credit at all – basically saying she was the last resort to get the mount and then when she did win, he said it was all the horses doing, 90% horse and 10% jockey or something to that affect. Whilst that may be true, I still think he could give her so gratitude.
I spoke to Sir Mark a while back and he picked this horse out and said it will be a handicap job.
Thank you for your responses. They aren’t my horses, i’m just helping a friend of a friend get word around that her horses have gone missing.
I shall pass your suggestions on. I live in Cumbria and I think Appleby is a likely place for them to go.
I’m sorry if i’m speaking out of turn here, but I ended up laughing in disbelief towards the end of this thread. I find it amazing how such a light hearted, imaginary topic can turn into a heated debate. Why people feel the need to go off topic and kick up a fuss over what is after all a well known expression, that is in no way used in a derogatory way, is beyond me.
Getting back to the topic of the thread..I for one think the queen will be crossing the days off on her calendar, what an exciting day for her.
I’m so glad that other people have noticed this. When they didn’t call a stewards inquiry and nothing was said about the ride, I thought maybe I was been a bit picky because I felt hard done by as I was done out of an e/w place!
But to me, it almost seemed as if he ducked the horse under more cover as she was just coming into a stride. It also seemed as if he was riding for a few strides…took a pull..rode for a few more..took another pull, and then when the race was out of reach he let her do her thing. I actually couldn’t believe what I was seeing, a shocking ride!
I think he is just incredibly shy and quiet, as his his dad.
What i do know about Ryan though, is that he’s extremely intense and keen to learn about different aspects of racing. I was at the Craven Sales last month, and who should be there, taking a day off from riding to sit infront of the tele making exstensive notes on every Breeze Up – Ryan, he was with a well known racing figure,learning about bloodstock. He was also there at night time the following 2 days, after he’d had a long days riding.
I don’t think there’s many jockeys out there like him, he is mad keen and is brilliant at what he does.
Ten Plus, I could not agree more with you. It is an absolutely sham that the vets are not attending to these animals quicker. To see a horse fall and then see if visible in pain is sickening, but then to see it still in its sorry state on the next lap round is inexcusable.
The cases of Fionnegas and Osiera which you mentioned are a great example of these atrotious situations where the vets are too slow to attend to the sticken horses.
Every hurdle/fence in the Uk has a team of people to either attend to the fences or attend to the horses or jockeys that maybe injured. In Ireland you rarely see people at every hurdle/fence. Something needs to change.
Letting one horse suffer for a second longer than necessary is one horse too many.
I think, (not certain) they introduced the flag man after the false start shambles at the Grand National in 1993.
Thank you very much for letting me know. That’s great news that they managed to save the horse. Hope he enjoys his long and happy days in the field.
Such a horrible sight to see. Was Steptoe ok in the same race? Jumped the hurdle ok, just stumbled on landing – looked a crunching fall, hope he got up ok.
RIP
