JAGWAR/ IROCO

1st drifter wins nicely

yankee coming for JP.

iroco never in doubt, OF WINNING

Strange ride

Kawabunga wins. One more needed now for a yankee. Not that I have backed any of them except Chantry House.

Well Dressed makes it 4 for JP.

jonjo jnr hauled in for a non jiggers ride on iroco

Wasn't off a yard, will they do anything, nope...

They should change the rule so that Stewards can order that a handicap mark is kept the same or increased after a dodgy ride. If the Stewards can't prove that it was a non trier, then just make sure they don't get a drop in handicap mark.

enquiry was held into the running and riding of IROKO (IRE) ridden by Jonjo O’Neill and trained by Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero, which raced in mid-field before improving under tender handling from turning in to finish fourth beaten 5 lengths. The rider was interviewed and shown recordings of the race; the Veterinary Officer examined the gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report. O’Neill stated that his instructions were to sit mid-field and to try to get the gelding jumping, having felt that IROKO (FR) had lost his confidence after falling in his previous run at Ascot, adding that he had formed this opinion having schooled the gelding at home. The rider reported that the IROKO (IRE) had made a mistake at the third last fence, causing him to lose his left iron, and having regained the stirrup O’Neill found himself stuck to the inside of HAPPYGOLUCKY (IRE), leaving him unable to improve his position until after the second last fence. O’Neill continued that IROKO (FR) had felt in top gear throughout the race and that the geldings jumping had suffered late on as a result, leading to him jumping the last fence slowly. He finished by stating that when taking all of the above into account, he felt that he felt his hands and heels riding up the straight led to him obtaining the best possible placing. O’Neill’s explanation was noted.

the real ? and the reason they were looking in the 1st place was why a 3,s fav on Tues ante post ended up 10,s on the machine at one point and at least 8 pundits on tv said they wouldn't touch it with a barge pole at any price because it was out for a jolly before the national, no one said that before and after decs on Thurs,they all said it after the drift

Thanks for posting. Honestly though WALOS...

there was a time not long ago when those same 8 pundits would have been advising you to double /treble your stake but now they no the games crooked and there's far to many people no more than them

Not nearly as crooked as it used to be but you do have to read between the lines. I can remember jockeys jumping off at the last obstacle rather than win when they had been told not to. But that was before patrol cameras. If Iroko is being aimed at the National then it was never going to win yesterday.