Remounting

It was banned (in GB) in 2009. It had been under review since 2005 when Kauto Star fell at Exeter, was remounted, nearly won, but was subsequently found to have sustained a fracture.

Horse welfare - and, probably, public perception, too.

Who knows what injury a horse may have sustained when falling - unless/until checked out by a Vet.

Some of the jockeys are more brave than sensible, aswell - same applies as above - but substitute Doctor for Vet ... although, you could claim that the Vet could do BOTH jobs.

Same in other sports, nowadays ...

Any possibility of a head injury in Football - and the game is immediately stopped...

If the team Doctor suspects concussion - player not allowed to carry on, nor play in another game for a period of time.

The days of a quick sniff of smelling salts are long gone.

I think Silk Trader at Doncaster in Dec 2003 was the last one (in GB) to be remounted and win.


Tropenna was entertaining one Saturday afternoon on TV at Newcastle in 1990 in a 5-runner novice chase...

"Left in lead 1st, tried to run out bend after 6th, blundered 8th, headed 10th, left alone 12th, fell 3 out, remounted"

quite rightly stopped...it's not the Wild West ffs

Family Business at Southwell in a 7 runner race with AP on board is another remounted winner of recent times ....

^ Yes - much more recently ... 1000.0 Winner on Betfair

About 30 years ago Peter Scudamore fell and remounted at Huntingdon on horse called Ikoyi Sunset , 5 runner novice chase , August bank holiday .

^ No - 2002.

Seem to remember it happening one day @ Fontwell, where a short price favourite fell, remounted, but couldn't quite get back up on the run in - I think.

Foinavon's National would have been REALLY boring.

McCoy - No Pain No Gain in 1995 could be your boy. 2nd of 5 finishers at odds-on, beaten just over a length.

Thanks ged :-)

But surely if a horse just unseats and the jockey is ok, he should be able to jump back on provided the horse hasn't fallen and the jockey feels ok?

They can in Ireland..

The grey horse 'Loving Words' fell at the 26th fence of the Grand National in 1982 and was eventually remounted to finish 3rd!

  Dont Remember that

Would have been Carnage in the Place Market Antony

Mcoy carp
that race at fontwell I think it was the last race on the card I remember I bought the distance on the spread listened to it on the phone thought I had won a few quid as it was going to finish alone.
my luck was out even then
have a nice evening
regards
Ronnie.

3rd and 4th In marauders Race Remounted

It sticks in my mind ronnie, as my brother backed the winner, which i think was a reasonable price and he ended up sweating a bit as it turned into an exciting finish - lol. Loved Fontwell back in the 80's & 90's, going with my Dad who loved it even more. He was always on the ear 'ole for information from people, directly or indirectly like Peter Hedger, Charlie Moore, Josh Gifford. The ring used to be buzzing, full of characters. Those were the days, National Hunt racing at it's best - in my time anyway.

i once fell broke collar bone, remounted,finished last of 3 finishers in a welsh point to point

jumped last 5 fences one handed

Bob Champion fell on a horse when in a clear lead at a Stratford evening meeting in 1979. He remounted and went on to win. When falling he got a kick in the unmentionables. He went to see his doctor who noticed something else and the rest is history.

Killishin remounted to finish 5th of 6th finishers in the mud bath Grand National won ny Earth Summit.

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The grey horse 'Loving Words' fell at the 26th fence of the Grand National in 1982 and was eventually remounted to finish 3rd!


Dont you mean Honey End ??????

No he is correct , Loving Words was remounted to finish 3rd

Wasn't there a two horse race where they both fell at the same fence and there was a race to remount? I think it involved Mark Dywer & Micky Hammond, possibly at Newcastle though wouldn't be sure of that. I think it was Question Of Sport what happened next?

McCoy - yes, it was at Sedgefield. They both fell 4 out when disputing. 24/11/1989.

2 months earlier at the same track, in a 4-runner race, there were 3 finishers, all remounted, 2 tried to refuse at the last, unseated their riders and remounted; the 3rd horse refused twice at the last having been tailed off. The remaining runner broke its leg approaching the last when just about in front, and was probably the main cause of it all. Andy Orkney rode the 'winner', Grange of Glory - 5/9/1989.

Perhaps something that's been forgotten about Family Business is that McCoy remounted him in his race before his Southwell race as well, to finish 2nd of 4 at Taunton (as the 1/3 fav), though there was no in-running on place markets then.

Wow 1989 - doesn't time fly as they say.

Scudamore at Chepstow, Jan 1993, 3M nov chase, Capability Brown (8/15) fell 3 out, remounted and still won by 30L. Remarkably, the runner-up was good enough to win by 8L three weeks later at Newton Abbot.

Vantard hit the deck twice before claiming his sole victory under rules at Market Rasen in Sep 1991, in a 3-runner novice chase run on Hard ground...

"Led until 4th, prominent when brought down 10th, remounted and left alone 11th, fell next, remounted and continued"

The odds-on fav, Cairncastle, having been left alone at the 10th, refused 3 times at the 11th before giving up.

Carl Llewellyn won after remounting at Chepstow but I can't remember the horse.