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17 Mar 13
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Favourite's gate didn't open....commentator says it might be declared a non runner.
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hi elg
i was watching singapore on friday, 2nd or 3rd fav broke slowly from the gate, wasn't a gate defect just slowly away and stewards deemed it a non runner and they refunded bets
i'd read it happened but never seen it until then
i was watching singapore on friday, 2nd or 3rd fav broke slowly from the gate, wasn't a gate defect just slowly away and stewards deemed it a non runner and they refunded bets
i'd read it happened but never seen it until then
Result stands as it finished in the first four in spite of there being only six runners and the stewards admitting the gate did not open properly
Had it not been in the first four stakes on the jolly would hanve been returned
Farcical scenes
Had it not been in the first four stakes on the jolly would hanve been returned
Farcical scenes
really? wow...1 was definitely disadvantaged at the start...gate opened late...SA stewards not doing their reputation any good there
I've seen something similar Stateside elise....when horses stay in the stalls and dont race (even with the gates open)...at the stewards discretion to make them a non runner and void the bets. Good for the pools to get people reinvesting but obviously no help to anyone who backed the winner on here and now incurring a rule4.
No help to those whio backed the iodds on fav either
As someone who has backed horses for years I think this is the most ridiculous decision I have ever come across from any stewards worldwide.
First of all the horse concerned which was a long odds on favourite reared up in the gates and banged its head
It was then withdrawn from the gate for the vet to examine it
Five minutes later the vet declares it fit and it is reinstalled in the gate
Then the gate does not open properly and he therefore loses any winning chance immediately
After lengthy deliberation the steawrds decide as it finished place of fourth in a six horse field the result would stand
Had it happened in India punters would have burned the stands down
And yes it cost me a bit
First of all the horse concerned which was a long odds on favourite reared up in the gates and banged its head
It was then withdrawn from the gate for the vet to examine it
Five minutes later the vet declares it fit and it is reinstalled in the gate
Then the gate does not open properly and he therefore loses any winning chance immediately
After lengthy deliberation the steawrds decide as it finished place of fourth in a six horse field the result would stand
Had it happened in India punters would have burned the stands down
And yes it cost me a bit
CHAOS @ Clairwood....
Angry mob outside the jockey's weighing room...not letting any jockeys come out for race7....they want their money on the 1/2f who should've been voided back!!!
Angry mob outside the jockey's weighing room...not letting any jockeys come out for race7....they want their money on the 1/2f who should've been voided back!!!
Angry mob hit for the kaiser chiefs ,racing in S.A halted by an angry mob very apt
delay to the next "jockeys locked in a room" according to sis
Its not the jocks fault to be entirely fair
Its the stewards who should be locked up
Its the stewards who should be locked up
live pics on betfair video...they just panned to the weighing room...between 75 to 100 punters.
Punters block the jockey entrance
Well done lads should be more of it over here
Well done lads should be more of it over here
Calling the R120 000 King’s Pact Stakes at Clairwood on Sunday a shambles, has got to qualify as the understatement of the decade. Gates not opening on time and a dog on the track gave the surreal impression that we were watching the comedy channel.
Dealing with highly strung two year old fillies is nobody’s idea of fun on an average day, but the KZN starter found himself in the spotlight for once too often again as he failed to call a false start with most of the jockeys staring down his throat.
The high drama developed at the start, when the 13 to 20 favourite My Sanctuary reared and fell over backwards, appearing to bump her head.
After having a good look at her, the Vet gave Alec Forbes the all clear, and together with her chief rival in the betting, War Path, who was drawn alongside her, she was reloaded.
With My Sanctuary’s gate failing to open on time, and with Raat Ki Rani jumping slowly, Caribbean Bay led War Path with the favourite My Sanctuary way out of her ground, after her gate had failed to open on time.
Inside the 200m, Marcus set War Path alight and she cruised into the lead to beat the favourites stablemate Along Came Polly, with My Sanctuary third.
In terms of rule 61. 5. 10.1, the fact that My Sanctuary had run third meant that she could not be declared a non runner. The result thus stood.
Enraged punters crowded the Stipes and Jockeys Room after the race and blccked entrances. The police had to be called.
War Path won by 1,25 lengths in a time of 59,76 secs. Not that those stats mean a thing.
The winner is trained by Charles Laird and was bred by Klawervlei Stud. She is by Captain Al out of the thrice winning Rock Of Gibraltar mare, Uber Rock.
What a joke.
Dealing with highly strung two year old fillies is nobody’s idea of fun on an average day, but the KZN starter found himself in the spotlight for once too often again as he failed to call a false start with most of the jockeys staring down his throat.
The high drama developed at the start, when the 13 to 20 favourite My Sanctuary reared and fell over backwards, appearing to bump her head.
After having a good look at her, the Vet gave Alec Forbes the all clear, and together with her chief rival in the betting, War Path, who was drawn alongside her, she was reloaded.
With My Sanctuary’s gate failing to open on time, and with Raat Ki Rani jumping slowly, Caribbean Bay led War Path with the favourite My Sanctuary way out of her ground, after her gate had failed to open on time.
Inside the 200m, Marcus set War Path alight and she cruised into the lead to beat the favourites stablemate Along Came Polly, with My Sanctuary third.
In terms of rule 61. 5. 10.1, the fact that My Sanctuary had run third meant that she could not be declared a non runner. The result thus stood.
Enraged punters crowded the Stipes and Jockeys Room after the race and blccked entrances. The police had to be called.
War Path won by 1,25 lengths in a time of 59,76 secs. Not that those stats mean a thing.
The winner is trained by Charles Laird and was bred by Klawervlei Stud. She is by Captain Al out of the thrice winning Rock Of Gibraltar mare, Uber Rock.
What a joke.
Agreed
I thought it finished fourth but still an unfathomable and outrageous decision
It could only happen to an odds on favourite
I thought it finished fourth but still an unfathomable and outrageous decision
It could only happen to an odds on favourite
On course Race caller says
If thats the rule I would throw the rule book in the waste paper basket
If thats the rule I would throw the rule book in the waste paper basket
Sooooo SA Punters set the standard....hilarious if we see stuff like that over here.
love the straight talking of Southern hemi-sphere pundits compared to establishment hacks over here
I really cannot believe that decision
If the gate does not open properly the race should be void or the horse/s concerned treated as non runners
I assumed this was a worldwide rule
It seems the stewards are trying to find a reason not to refund losing punters which is apalling PR as well as daylight robbery
I am not surprised there was an angry mob causing an abandonment
If the gate does not open properly the race should be void or the horse/s concerned treated as non runners
I assumed this was a worldwide rule
It seems the stewards are trying to find a reason not to refund losing punters which is apalling PR as well as daylight robbery
I am not surprised there was an angry mob causing an abandonment
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