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Horse was responding, looking like it would go past and gave up....he didn't do 5 whips did he?
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winning jock had 2 smacks in the bank at the winning line i think
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Used about 3
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Only 2 in the last furlong but did quite a few previously.What a joke this rule is where a jockey has to try not to win.
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I think he tried to pull the whip through and it got stuck
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Agree entirely. Think he used 3 or 4. Should have used them all.
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he wasnt trying not to win ffs, get a grip!!!!!
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This is a joke.The game is now totally fecked
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a fine example of the jockey being scared of getting banned rather than win
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They can't remember. they hit it 3 or 4 times then forget a few strides later
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did you not notice the horse started to hang and he tried to pull it through but it was obvious he was having a problem trying to pull it through so gave up as it was too close to line.
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Sums up everything that is wrong with the new ruling imo. Leave it as it was or ban it altogether. Simples.
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he used 1 . The horse responded very well to the one and only strike . The horse got within a neck a long way from the line and he didnt bother anymore. Make your own minds up from the facts as to whether de sousa really wanted to bother to win .
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Great rule for jockeys as they can mostly have an excuse for getting beaten.
Sorry guvnor but I he would have won if I could have stoked him up a bit. |
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look at the race again ffs he didn't deliberately only hit it once he's clearly having a problem trying to pull his whip through after the horse hung into the winner, take off the blinkers guys...
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he did
horse didnt hth |
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i think with a head on view we would see that avon lady moved towards the fav as it got within a neck and that was enuogh to stop zoowra going past , it looked as if it was intimidated.
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Confirms my fears. De Souza is still in line for the championship as wasn't risking a ban because he lost count. This rule is a joke.
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why would he pull it through you nut case, he had the whip in the correct hand and if it was hanging he did't need to change his whip!
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 four now equals seven... |
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Plus he's trying to win the title!!!
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No Sesame Street in Brazil when he was growing up imo
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The whole thing is a disaster.
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 harcon |
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Had it been several other jockey's (no names) everyone would be calling 'cheat'.
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I wonder are the jockeys doing this deliberately, basically a weighing room ploy to try and ridicule the new rules?
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No doubt about it imo silver. It'll backfire on them I reckon.
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"I wonder are the jockeys doing this deliberately, basically a weighing room ploy to try and ridicule the new rules?"
2 minutes ago you were telling us that we were wearing blinkers! |
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well I'm just going on what the jockey himself said that he thought he had use his quota even though I do think he got a little fuddled with his whip close to the line.
Its not fanciful to think jockeys wouldn't get together to try and ridicule the rules at every opportunity. |
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all these completely differing views , some well made points and some not ! , reinforce my worst fears about this rule . Itd hard enough without the new rules for the stewards to decide a non trier or not . This will be impossible to police in large fields and some jocks have now many more excuses when they say " but sir , it was like this "
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you said "ffs" and we "are all wearing blinkers" when in fact, you haven't a clue what you are talking about. If you are not sure, don't come out with such strong stupid comments!
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it is a maximum of 5 in the last furlong,he can use as few as he wants,he pushed and shoved and that was the chosen route,they don't have to use their hitting allowance.
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But the horse responded to a crack of the whip ph. Why wouldnt you do it again?
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Chaps, SDS thought he'd already used the whip seven times (whereas he'd used it only four). But for the miscount he would have used the stick again and won the race...
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Im going to concentrate on the cartoon racing at least you know there trying their hardest
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Done a lot of cash on Zoowrra today but its right desperation trying to blame the new whip ban for costing her the race. Take it on the chin chaps :)
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jmc27 - of course the new rules cost the horse the race, did you not hear the SDS quote!
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SDS probably trying to take away from his tangled hands more like. The winner was much more game simple as the whip isnt a turbo ffs
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jmc27 - SDS said he would have won if he'd had used the whip an extra time FFS.
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