Oct 31, 2025 -- 2:31PM, FOYLESWAR wrote:
and if he did what you say he may have impeded the ones behind
if is an interesting word foyles
his horse may have been lame or injured following the slither
he couldn't have ascertained that & that's why remounting is banned
even holding the horse on the racing line is safer
Oct 31, 2025 -- 2:35PM, hulk23 wrote:
he wasn't trying to get out the way, he was clearly trying to get back on it and win the race.
I agree with you hulk & with your previous comment that a professional jockey ought to have known better

he was thinking before he realized he wasn't thinking !
Oct 31, 2025 -- 2:40PM, Tom Salt wrote:
Tony McCoy remounted and won the race back in the 1990's. Guess that was before the rule change.
yes southwell
changed here 15-20 years ago
Oct 31, 2025 -- 3:13PM, Rico-Dangleflaps wrote:
can slither without jock coming off tho.
yes...usually a swift pull up