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and I agree Roy that he may have been rajjed at going up his inner 50 yards before the last.
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Jockeys aren't paid to break the rules just to win and potentially put the safety or other jockeys and horses at risk.
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if I had had £2k on him @ 7's then he can shoot him ( as long as its far enough from to make a difference, rules only tend to regulate last furlong ). I'll pay his fine and give him a carpet for his day off plus his present. Get it home first,they all pay double result nowadays.
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Mercenary spirit trumps corinthian in my home. Sorry but thats life!
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If goldstein had put his whip in his left hand and carried the winner across the track he would have won. The rules are barmy.
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he should have done it Dan,obviously the stewards being charged with upholding the rules and regs thought Skelton had a case for tightening Goldstein up. He has interfered,he has done it deliberately,he has won the race and kept it. Any issues should be taken up with the BHA for the rules and capability of stewards. Not with Harry Skelton,as mentioned AP, Ruby or Lester wouldn't have let him slip inside ( and be praised by the majority )
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We'll have to disagree on that ph! I think if a jockey leaves a big gap on the rail, he has to accept it when something challenges there.If he wanted to keep the rail he should've stayed on it.
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I'm sure that means a lot to any punters who backed the 2nd.
They've basically created a cheats charter saying you can do as you like and still keep the race and if stewards aren't going to change results like this and are always just happy to do nothing regardless, then do away with stewards and then everyone knows it's a free for all. If Skelton gets a ban now then that's just rubbing salt into the punters' wounds, as by banning him they are saying he has done something wrong but have still allowed him to benefit from that, which is a bit like a footballer scoring a goal with his hand and the referee saying he will let the goal stand but send the player off. |
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1 day, in fairness I think he knew exactly what he was doing but clearly Harry knows the rules and the probability of getting thrown out without hitting somebody with a 7 iron. I only ever thought the gap a tight horse width, a bit too snug IMO and obviously in Skeltons.
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Race 6 - 4:50pm THE CASINO AT bet365 HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 4)
The Stewards held an enquiry under Rule (B)11.6 into possible interference on the apex of the bend having jumped the last. Having heard their evidence and viewed recordings of the race they found that the winner, TOWN MOUSE, ridden by Harry Skelton, had interfered with VERY NOBLE (FR), placed second, ridden by Marc Goldstein, and that the interference had not improved TOWN MOUSE’s placing as once the interference had occurred VERY NOBLE (FR) improved its position to get its head in front before TOWN MOUSE rallied and passed the second late on. They therefore ordered the placings to remain unaltered. The Stewards found Skelton in breach of Rule (B)54.1 and guilty of careless riding in that he allowed TOWN MOUSE to drift left on the apex of the bend without taking sufficient corrective action to prevent the interference from occurring. They suspended him for one day as follows: Friday 24 April 2015. Must have been a different race to the one I watched. Very Noble did not get to the front after the last, but was closing all the way to the line after being almost put over the rail. |
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At The Races comment for Very Noble
in rear, headway before 3 out, challenged last, every chance and not much room on inside against the rail on run-in, just held close home |