New Posts For Thread: RP home page: Lee Mottyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-mottyJust seen a headline for tomorrow's RP on their homepage, and it would seem that instead of asking whether jockeys should be getting away with whipping their mounts across the track and impeding their biggest rival, they just want to confirm the jockIn conclusion, I'd say the current rules can only work if jockeys are seen to be doing all they can to keep their mounts straight.One of the first questions asked in any SE should be:What did the jockey do to keep his/her mount straight?If the answerhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554994373#554994373In conclusion, I'd say the current rules can only work if jockeys are seen to be doing all they can to keep their mounts straight.One of the first questions asked in any SE should be:What did the jockey do to keep his/her mount straight?If the answerWed, 11 Jul 2018 02:03:30 -0500A good piece about Saturday's interference from Julian Muscat in today's RP, though I would have gone further and pointed out the potential for carnage when a jockey continues to whip an already hanging horse and arguably exacerbates the situation. Ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554994371#554994371A good piece about Saturday's interference from Julian Muscat in today's RP, though I would have gone further and pointed out the potential for carnage when a jockey continues to whip an already hanging horse and arguably exacerbates the situation. IWed, 11 Jul 2018 02:00:11 -0500Cheers. The distance thing really is lazy journalism as you say. However Oisin used it as part of his defence so it seems it may be more widespread.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980839#554980839Cheers. The distance thing really is lazy journalism as you say. However Oisin used it as part of his defence so it seems it may be more widespread.Mon, 09 Jul 2018 09:36:57 -0500Indeed, TheFearI should emphasise I'm not necessarily criticising the jockeys, if they can bend the rules in their favour then why wouldn't they.It is the interference rules that are the problem, they are essentially saying to jockeys, imo, that youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980251#554980251Indeed, TheFearI should emphasise I'm not necessarily criticising the jockeys, if they can bend the rules in their favour then why wouldn't they.It is the interference rules that are the problem, they are essentially saying to jockeys, imo, that youMon, 09 Jul 2018 08:44:58 -0500what if the hanging is being caused by the horse drifting away from the whip, as appeared to happen on Saturday, you're telling me the jockey shouldn't at least attempt to rectify the situation in order to prevent the interference?I never intimated ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980223#554980223what if the hanging is being caused by the horse drifting away from the whip, as appeared to happen on Saturday, you're telling me the jockey shouldn't at least attempt to rectify the situation in order to prevent the interference?I never intimated aMon, 09 Jul 2018 08:41:17 -0500stuart williams agrees with your point of view george, ive seen him state it on twitterhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980211#554980211stuart williams agrees with your point of view george, ive seen him state it on twitterMon, 09 Jul 2018 08:39:58 -0500simon clare praised the rules, a very clear sign that the rules are wronghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980207#554980207simon clare praised the rules, a very clear sign that the rules are wrongMon, 09 Jul 2018 08:39:09 -0500No - GEORGEWhat I am saying is that ... Correcting a horse's hanging direction is not as straightforward, and simplistic, as you intimate.To merely 'stop riding' will still not stop the horse hanging.That is what I mean when I posted ... 'They are nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554980111#554980111No - GEORGEWhat I am saying is that ... Correcting a horse's hanging direction is not as straightforward, and simplistic, as you intimate.To merely 'stop riding' will still not stop the horse hanging.That is what I mean when I posted ... 'They are noMon, 09 Jul 2018 08:25:35 -0500So what are you saying to me, onlooker, there shouldn't be any onus on jockeys to keep their mounts straight cuz they're riding half a ton of horse?A yes or no answer will suffice.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554979427#554979427So what are you saying to me, onlooker, there shouldn't be any onus on jockeys to keep their mounts straight cuz they're riding half a ton of horse?A yes or no answer will suffice.Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:47:28 -0500A nothing post, onlooker, bereft of any relevance.I've been watching some of those old replays of July Cups and Eclipses, and what's striking is how sympathetically the whip was used in the majority of the races, with no sign of horses veering all ovhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31428307/rp-home-page-lee-motty?post_id=554979397#554979397A nothing post, onlooker, bereft of any relevance.I've been watching some of those old replays of July Cups and Eclipses, and what's striking is how sympathetically the whip was used in the majority of the races, with no sign of horses veering all ovMon, 09 Jul 2018 06:38:38 -0500