New Posts For Thread: danny cook incidenthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incidenti was at newton abbott last night.i was stood at the second last hurdle and here r the facts of the conversation that took place .after the mcmanus horse was injured the fence stewards went to the assistance of the horse .one of the stewards went towhy are we blaming the jockey? I blame the horse. He should've shown initiative and ignored the jockey in that situation. Ban him as well.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713194#430713194why are we blaming the jockey? I blame the horse. He should've shown initiative and ignored the jockey in that situation. Ban him as well.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:20:36 -0500When someone is on the right side waving a flag it is not illogical for the jockeys to expect that they should go to the left. The guy waving the flag should have been positioned on the same side as the danger imo, ie on the inside of the track therehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713190#430713190When someone is on the right side waving a flag it is not illogical for the jockeys to expect that they should go to the left. The guy waving the flag should have been positioned on the same side as the danger imo, ie on the inside of the track thereSat, 24 Apr 2010 06:19:12 -0500Best and worse of racing seen as usualBEST - Hurricane FlyWORST - Danny cook farce. Should not be happeningRacing always takes one step forward and then 2 steps back, almost in the same stride.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713186#430713186Best and worse of racing seen as usualBEST - Hurricane FlyWORST - Danny cook farce. Should not be happeningRacing always takes one step forward and then 2 steps back, almost in the same stride.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:17:00 -0500Come racing.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713182#430713182Come racing.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:15:22 -0500that was the whole point when the incident happened the flag man in front of the hurdle thought the distraugt horse was going to be in the way of the runners but it eventually ended up 80yards away hence he was then to far away from the other hurdlehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713178#430713178that was the whole point when the incident happened the flag man in front of the hurdle thought the distraugt horse was going to be in the way of the runners but it eventually ended up 80yards away hence he was then to far away from the other hurdleSat, 24 Apr 2010 06:12:03 -0500loper, some jockeys riding a finish with head down could easily have galloped straight through the screens. Mind you they might not have seen a flag either. Fortunately most horses have better eyesight.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713174#430713174loper, some jockeys riding a finish with head down could easily have galloped straight through the screens. Mind you they might not have seen a flag either. Fortunately most horses have better eyesight.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:33:43 -0500...and if it was he should have been standing in front of the screens not on the other side of the track.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713170#430713170...and if it was he should have been standing in front of the screens not on the other side of the track.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:31:55 -0500The flag was not required, imo.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713166#430713166The flag was not required, imo.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:29:56 -0500Numpties the lot of them....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713162#430713162Numpties the lot of them....Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:29:12 -0500Nice to have a first hand account as so many people think that they could do better until they are faced with the reality of the situation. I still think that Cook should have gone to the outside if he believed that he should not be jumping the hurdlhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23894146/danny-cook-incident?post_id=430713158#430713158Nice to have a first hand account as so many people think that they could do better until they are faced with the reality of the situation. I still think that Cook should have gone to the outside if he believed that he should not be jumping the hurdlSat, 24 Apr 2010 02:28:32 -0500