Stewards Newmarket

didnt see the head on, whats occuring?

cant see nowt side on..

Didn't seem anything from side, but market seems think it's in danger!

Slight bump. Winner was already getting back up.

For me the 2nd came across slightly and was intimidating  the winner. Then the winner did come slightly off its line and bumped the 2nd as it was going past it. It really should stand but with the small margin involved and a bump there is a chance it goes. 1/3 is fair in the stewards though as clearly the best horse won.

in danger Rico ?

25k at 1.01 matched so someone has a nice enough trade

winner comes off 1 lane & gives the 2nd a slight bump late on
head dist

prob keep but got a gimme 2/5 ish feels fair

not a gimme

martins comments took it to 1.4

Oct 22, 2025 -- 3:41PM, stu wrote:

Didn't seem anything from side, but market seems think it's in danger!

head on there is a clear bump but not like leopardstown sunday

better not go, I redded out my lay of the favourite after thinking I'd lost, but only got around 1.1

I would not contemplate backing the fav at 1.26

cudnt see anything from the 2 side views...my opinion is the 2nd has went 1/2L up going into the last fur but winner has battled back to nudge ahead whilst sl bumping 2nd 50yds out..has it cost the 2nd the race?  not imo but as its bumped it and won 6" its no bet.

1.34 now settled to right price imo

agree winner was getting back up before the bump

1.01        £25,445.25       
1.02        £700.07       
1.03        £1,507.78       
1.04        £1,431.97       
1.05        £753.77       
1.06            £3,190.96

A clear bump by the fav on the head on

1.45 now....

revised

revised

surprising but not unreasonable

hoover got the lot before suspend
obviously
will be chucked now

Yep, 1.01.

poor decision for me. Anyone who understands racing knows that the first past the post was getting back up regardless of the bump. And also no doubt the 2nd came over first. But that's why you have to be careful betting on stewards with small margins.

Lol

redded out at 1.1, typical - others more blatant and they won't revise I'm sure...

First past the post was already getting up, second didn't stay well enough. If that's the standard now, everything must go that touches from now on. (Obviously it will continue to be a lottery)

Another dubious stewards decision

Are you still at thornby,andyl?

No pal shut donkeys years ago

Only 1 left I believe

Stewards correct and it should happen more often. If there is doubt then the blameless one should be given the benefit of it

Could be argued that the runner up was closing again a touch by the line. I don't feel the second would have won without the interference, personally.

strange 25k being laid in the foto as if anything looked like 2nd was edging right going into last fur..cudnt see the the bmp at all on both side on views.

nope, I was quite tempted by the 1.07 in the long wait for rtv to show the head on. if anything it looked like the winner was interfered with, side on. but a case of too good to be true, someone in the market had seen it before rtv showed it

looked back at this and it looks like a sub 1 second bet on the fptp at 1.01 when it reopeend for photo betting before again reopening for the enquiry

who could do that?

was no reason wotsoever to lay winner in foto..unless bet it and were greening.

Boosted the placepot nicely.

£235.50.

https://x.com/MCYeeehaaa/status/1981019277369934220

Looked very harsh to me on head on

On watching I'd say the bump was too blatant for them to ignore sadly - but wouldn't disagree that it made no difference to the result.

One thing I realise from this example - you can't see the 'bumps' from the side angles, not at all!

An enquiry was held to consider the placings in this race after interference inside the final furlong, involving the winner, EXPLOSION, ridden by Silvestre De Sousa and BOURBON BLUES, placed second, ridden by Jack Callan. The Stewards considered that the interference had improved the placing of EXPLOSION as on the run to the line, BOURBON BLUES appeared to be holding EXPLOSION before BOURBON BLUES received two bumps, turning its quarters and taking the gelding slightly off its intended line to be beaten a head. The interference was found to be accidental as EXPLOSION shifted left-handed before being quickly corrected. The placings were revised as follows: First – BOURBON BLUES; Second – EXPLOSION; Third - CRYSTAL PIER (IRE).

now i know people see things differently but that statement above is simply embarrassing...

didnt know of this until today saw in on f/b, should never have been  turned round

i realise the stewards wont have side on pics but the fav 100% battled back from 1/2L down to go hd/nck back in frunt going into final fur.

https://x.com/MCYeeehaaa/status/1986086361015914521

Justice! Delighted
@Johnston_Racing
won the appeal on this today. An absolute no-brainer. Well done Charlie

Via Matt Chapman twitter

the biggest embarrassment was the stewards on the day saying 'we believe the 2nd was holding the winner until the bump'. whilst i appreciate the stewards dont have side on drone pictures,the drone clearly showed the winner going from a nck down to a nck in front again and holding the 2nd.