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16 Oct 11
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Second was struck about 11 times inside the final furlong, including twice when clearly held and clear of the 3rd. Is that acceptable?
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Don't you mean only in the rest of the racing world?
Nothing more than love taps - and nothing compared to Spencer on Cape Blanco.
This is where the discretion of the stewards should come in - most of us agree some whippings deserve a ban - like the one Spencer handed out to Cape Blanco.
For the Cape Blanco ride I would have banned Spencer for 7 consecutive grade / group 1 race days. For that ride in Ireland, a 1 day ban with a warning of a heavier ban the next time.
This is where the discretion of the stewards should come in - most of us agree some whippings deserve a ban - like the one Spencer handed out to Cape Blanco.
For the Cape Blanco ride I would have banned Spencer for 7 consecutive grade / group 1 race days. For that ride in Ireland, a 1 day ban with a warning of a heavier ban the next time.
That is where they have got it wrong with bans for offences in big races, imo - the jockey should then be banned for future big race days, not days when there is only bread + butter stuff on.
George, I agree about the penalties. It's also pointless banning someone for 15 days if they only have 1 mount a month. There will be a lot of opportunities coming up for such jockeys on gambled horses if the BHA don't act. I also think they should consider amending the result wrt prize money (i.e. not the betting result) where they think extra hits have affected the result.
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