Forums
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
broadsword
23 Apr 10 19:04
Joined:
Date Joined: 04 Feb 03
| Topic/replies: 7,404 | Blogger: broadsword's blog
that would have been fair

Post your reply

Text Format: Table: Smilies:
Forum does not support HTML
Insert Photo
Cancel
sort by:
Show
per page
Replies: 22
By:
Orchardist
When: 23 Apr 10 19:05
hardly, one jumped an extra hurdle
By:
unbiased
When: 23 Apr 10 19:08
Look at it subjectively,Tabaran did nothing wrong and therefore should be the winner.Also his jockey was not confused.Unfortunate for Danny Cook and Gaspara,but they DID do something wrong,due to confusion.Yes,the flag men have a lot to answer for,but no point at all in holding it against Tabaran.
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 19:18
cook thought he was doing the right thing .....by bypassing the hdle
no diff to the chepstow race.....where there wasnt any arrows pointing to go round fence
By:
whodareswins
When: 23 Apr 10 19:21
Why didn't the judge call Gaspara as the winner? She crossed the line first and was the winner. If it later turned out that the horse had taken the wrong course she would have been disqualified. But many of the firms would have paid out.

The whole thing needs a thorough investigation.
By:
Cantthinkofaclevername
When: 23 Apr 10 19:21
How can you call a result which wasn't a dead heat a dead heat. Ludicrous!
By:
Money For Nothing
When: 23 Apr 10 19:23
dreaming
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 19:28
because we dont know if gaspara would have won if it had jumped the hdle
By:
wingy123
When: 23 Apr 10 19:30
the thing is, gaspara was the first horse to the flight, so danny cook was the first to make a decision, who knows if any of the other jockeys would have made the same decision if they were to act first and had seen the man with the flag
By:
Celt82
When: 23 Apr 10 19:31
idiots with the flags need sacked
By:
unbiased
When: 23 Apr 10 19:36
Meanwhile,how much will the handicapper put up Gaspara?
By:
Cantthinkofaclevername
When: 23 Apr 10 19:38
Broadsword - I backed a horse in a bumper which, through no fault of any jockey, got barged the "wrong" side of the hurdle wing whichmarked the track. It won and actually travelled further than any other horse but it was disqualified cos them's the rules. You can't have a rule that says the stewards can over-rule their own rules. Where would it end.
By:
Trigger the truth
When: 23 Apr 10 19:39
Its a disgrace - the race a chepstow about a month ago, where a guy flapping his arms about made the horse miss the fence and it kept the race due to common sense prevailing... now fast forward a month were theres a man with a flag, a horse infront dead on the floor and hes done the right thing, and to top it all off it would have defo won anyway... absolute disgrace
By:
Celt82
When: 23 Apr 10 19:50
Safety should come first,fk these stupid rules,lol. The jockey did what he had to do so should have been giving at least something.
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 19:54
it does help when we have big mouth in the booth saying this must be thrown out...because there was no arrows
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 19:55
*doesnt
By:
Cantthinkofaclevername
When: 23 Apr 10 19:59
If it was in the stewards gift to make some arbitrary decision on the grounds of equity, what do the bookmakers or exchanges pay out on. I, for one, would be livid if I was not given full money for a bet on Tabaran.
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 20:02
cantthinkofaclevername.........what did cook do diff to the jock at chepstow?
By:
Cantthinkofaclevername
When: 23 Apr 10 20:08
Not much to be fair except there was someone standing in front of the fence waving them past rather than a flagman off the course shouting something. With time to consider it as well there was no logic in going round the hurdle as it was taking the riders closer to the incident whereas at Chepstow the jockeys if they had jumped the fence would have been right on top of the stricken body.
By:
broadsword
When: 23 Apr 10 20:13
no........ nobody stood infront of fence at chepstow
By:
Cantthinkofaclevername
When: 23 Apr 10 20:18
Sorry my mistake felt sure I saw someone waving to go round. My point is still valid the stewards had to decide on the rules and the only result could be either a win for Gaspara or Tabaran. You can't give a dead-heat where one didn't occur.
By:
jmdc
When: 23 Apr 10 21:35
After tonight, Ringsend Rose should have definitely been disqualified at Chepstow. That's why we all need Racing For Change - like a f*cking hole in the head!
By:
dgc1
When: 23 Apr 10 22:59
silly question - did bookmakers pay first past post + amended result on this? i assume not
sort by:
Show
per page

Post your reply

Text Format: Table: Smilies:
Forum does not support HTML
Insert Photo
Cancel
‹ back to topics
www.betfair.com