New Posts For Thread: What an idiot!!! he couldve killed the horsehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse:o holy f*ck no way he was going to clear it with the saddle like that.(unless you are like Gannon or Winston and rode around Ballymun on bareback horses)... :^0 Don't forget Ballyfermot !!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636454#430636454(unless you are like Gannon or Winston and rode around Ballymun on bareback horses)... :^0 Don't forget Ballyfermot !!Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:54:02 -0500once a gooner allways a GOONEEEEERhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636450#430636450once a gooner allways a GOONEEEEERMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:50 -0500some people havent a clue and think riding a horse is like sitting on a merrygoround.clowns the lot of them.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636446#430636446some people havent a clue and think riding a horse is like sitting on a merrygoround.clowns the lot of them.Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:25 -0500what a haul ffs who said we're brighter than the footie forumhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636442#430636442what a haul ffs who said we're brighter than the footie forumMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:49:17 -0500what about the jockey killing himself or been permanently paralyzed , if he tried to jump off or trampled by a horse coming from behind . the safest option at the time was trying to stay on the horse.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636438#430636438what about the jockey killing himself or been permanently paralyzed , if he tried to jump off or trampled by a horse coming from behind . the safest option at the time was trying to stay on the horse.Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:46:42 -0500still reeling from wigans comeback imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636434#430636434still reeling from wigans comeback imoMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:46:26 -0500Dave what was he suppose to do?. He had no steering all he had was reins in his hand it, once your feet are out of the peddles you have no real leverage to pull the horse(unless you are like Gannon or Winston and rode around Ballymun on bareback horshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636430#430636430Dave what was he suppose to do?. He had no steering all he had was reins in his hand it, once your feet are out of the peddles you have no real leverage to pull the horse(unless you are like Gannon or Winston and rode around Ballymun on bareback horsMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:42:30 -0500i agree with elg too, the horse was unbalanced, that's why he whacked the fence, he should have bailed out.....without doubt he put the horse at risk.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636426#430636426i agree with elg too, the horse was unbalanced, that's why he whacked the fence, he should have bailed out.....without doubt he put the horse at risk.Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:41:51 -0500I have some sympathy with ELG's view.Trying to take a horse over a fence with one or two feet out of the irons is nothing short of crass stupidity at best. However, the jockey had a judgement call to make regarding if he could regain control of the hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636422#430636422I have some sympathy with ELG's view.Trying to take a horse over a fence with one or two feet out of the irons is nothing short of crass stupidity at best. However, the jockey had a judgement call to make regarding if he could regain control of the hMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:37:18 -0500We rightly lauded Paul townend for similar actions in cork a few weeks back. Horse fell because he hit the fence not because his jockey had no ironshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23887258/what-an-idiot-he-couldve-killed-the-horse?post_id=430636418#430636418We rightly lauded Paul townend for similar actions in cork a few weeks back. Horse fell because he hit the fence not because his jockey had no ironsMon, 19 Apr 2010 10:34:06 -0500