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Alan J McCabe @AJMccabeRacing 25m
Sorry to report that our lovely big thug, True To Form suffered a catastrophic hemorrhage mid-race and had to be euthanised. Sad day.Posted on Twitter RIP big fella xx
I wasn’t converted to racing because of the national, I was converted because the horses just try so damned hard in all races, they want to win, it brings a tear to my eye. I cannot watch the National anymore, or indeed any long distance chase/hurdle races, I was appalled after the Eider this year and I only watched the run in! they all looked as if they should have been pulled up on welfare grounds. I am sure that the NH rules encourage jocks to over ask of these willing fellows (yup change the whip rules – I ride so I would never advocate not using one – but I never use one to encourage to go faster, thats up to Sean the horse and how he responds to my urging), and owners and trainers are encouraged to run their horses at all costs by economics. Poor Wilson Renwick took the brunt of my tweets on the Eider subject.
I do bet just to keep things lively and love PP cause they treat me fairly, so I am a punter not just a racing fan.
I also cannot and will not watch/bet on jumping in the flat season, even if the ground is running good to soft. National hunt horses in my humble opinion should be turned away for summer and their bellies left to drop just like the hunters they are. I do watch Cheltenham, the last horrific meeting was the Granit Jack, Wilyanwoody debacle that quite rightly resulted in that damn down hill fence being re-sited, I have seen enough potential lost at the one thanks. I take it that horses break down and can accept it when all reasonable risks are removed, the horse hasn’t been driven at fenches when clearly tiring, run on unrelenting ground, the jumps are fairly sighted an have no surprise drops – I always cringed in the 70’s at the Bechers drop….. I don’t think I’m any different to any of you, or indeed the general public, we just like fairness. I have not seen the pictures of the fallers or indeed seen the falls in the national but the comments say it all on Dooneys Gate …. he didn’t stand a chance… all we ask is they are given a chance and treated fairly. A bit like we treat each other.
Oh and that damn starter assistant and his whip can do one too, I will always remember Cavies Clown (spelling?), perhaps we should just let them not run if they don’t want to, I mean its all a gamble isn’t it
Right I’ve looked on long enough now, when I were young – back in the day, they did not jump out of season. Its a risk thing you see, if you are seen to reduce risk then accidents can only happen.
If you move your jumps fixtures to fast ground (now pipe down those who say my horse can only jump and win on fast ground – that is money motivated isn’t it) then probably avoidable accidents can happen. In other words approach as risk. This is how the law would deal wih this sort of thing. If you are seen to reduce risk then you remove blame and being prosecuted for corporate manslaughter (which it would be classed as if horses were human).
** cowers in corner and awaits barrage of insults **
Horses are horses – they forget to jump – lose confidence, accidents happen. Reduce the risk young man, reduce the risk…. then you cannot be frowned upon.
To conclude – don’t jump your bestest horses over the highest jumps after the start of the flat season you are just asking for trouble. That is my humble opinion.
Love from Judge Judy x
God bless all his connections, we all have our favourites and he was one of ours. Rest in peace big fella *wipes tear from her eye.
Persian War and Spartan Missile who got me in to all this malarkey in the first place, they just jumped and came home first everytime I watched them. Red Rum who thrilled me in all his Nationals.
For the flat Peeping Faun (in one of my famous Oak/ Derby doubles), Barshiba (the hard pulling one eyed classy chestnut she is, even better with Hayley as the fiesty lady double)and Persian Punch (of course) and hopefully White Moonstone will creep in to this if she makes the grade and gets me the Guineas double.
never keen when the forum crashes, I feel like I’ve typed something wrong and have to go back and re read everything
keep up the good work, love this forum Cheers Eddie, I would be madder but I also picked Stevie Thunder and Pastoral Player on the scoop 6 to lose, but I’ll sleep sounder knowing at least the stewards picked him up
keep up the good work, love this forum