Nico should be removed from Constitution Hill.

gfy ydc..been discussed to death for 3 days ysc.

They'd have to remove your tongue from up Nico's arse first, LH.
Is he blackmailing you or summat?

Ahh i get it now. You are one of those Irish who hated the fact that Con Hill looked like he was gunna outshine the champ hurdlers from Ireland (land of ire), so now you are gloating that its fell apart for him.
I've noticed a few people like that on here.
At his best Con Hill boots Istibraq out the way. 1.01
Theatreworld ffs.

Con hill cant jump istabraq best hurdle horse ever seen

Yes on heavy ground which he did n t like

i disagree..2 falls simply on wrong stride and went for biggun..aintree nico blindsided by pulling him out late and paid the price..been unlucky imo.

A champion jockey is about to enter an important race on a new horse. The horse's trainer meets him before the race and says, "All you have to remember with this horse is that every time you approach a jump, you have to shout, 'ALLLLEEE OOOP!' really loudly in the horse's ear. Providing you do that, you'll be fine."
The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to shout the command. The race begins and they approach the first hurdle. The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.
They carry on and approach the second hurdle. The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers 'Aleeee ooop' in the horse's ear. The same thing happens--the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.
At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, "It's no good, I'll have to do it," and yells, "ALLLEEE OOOP!" really loudly. Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but due to the earlier problems the horse only finishes third.
The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what went wrong. The jockey replies, "Nothing is wrong with me - it's this horse. What is he - deaf or something?"

The trainer replies, "Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf--he's BLIND!" 

   
75% of humans wear glasses of some kind. Why should horses be any different. With bad jumpers the answer is staring you in the face but no one even considers it.

with horses eyes positioned as they are is it true the closer they get to a fence they jump it blind in effect?

Yes, that's essentially true — and it's one of the most fascinating (and slightly terrifying) facts about equine vision.Horses have eyes placed on the sides of their head, giving them nearly 360° panoramic vision, but this comes at a cost: they have two major blind spots directly relevant to jumping:Directly in front of their forehead/nose (roughly the last 1–1.2 meters in front of them).
Directly behind them.

More importantly for jumping: because the horse's nose and head are in the way, the binocular (overlapping) field of vision that allows depth perception is quite narrow and is aimed downward. When a horse is in a normal head carriage looking straight ahead, it can see two separate monocular images of a fence until it gets very close.As the horse approaches a jump and raises its head slightly to clear the obstacle (or when the rider asks for a more upright carriage), the fence actually disappears from view in the last 2–4 strides (roughly 3–6 meters out, depending on the horse’s head position and the height of the fence). At that point:The horse can no longer see the fence at all with both eyes (loss of binocular vision).
In the final stride or two, the fence is often completely in the blind spot directly in front of the horse’s face.

In effect, the horse jumps the last part “blind” — it has already judged the distance, height, and type of obstacle a few strides earlier using its binocular vision and memory, then commits and takes off even though it can no longer see the fence itself.This is why:Horses sometimes “back off” or refuse if they feel uncertain a few strides out (they still have time to see and decide).
Good jumping horses develop incredible spatial memory and trust in their rider’s line and pace.
Sudden shadows, flowers, or changes under the fence can spook them more than on the flat — they spot the difference early, but once they’re committed in those last strides, they can’t re-assess.

Top riders and trainers often say: “The horse has to take a picture of the fence about three strides out — after that, you’re on faith.” That’s not an exaggeration; it’s anatomy.

Grok AI ^^

Rico-Dangleflaps 02 Dec 25 14:18 
i disagree..2 falls simply on wrong stride and went for biggun..aintree nico blindsided by pulling him out late and paid the price..been unlucky imo.
abba21 02 Dec 25 14:24 
He fell at Aintree i make that three.

sew do eye.

Am i mad because i actually agree with Rico.
But that aside if the horse falls or gets hurt everybody will say he shouldn't have run it.
If it runs and wins Henderson will get all the plaudits

9 yo

They should have put new jockey up on staurday , if anyone would fancy the ride

The way everyone is talking the horse would be winning if stood up ,How do we know thats the case

Give it a spin over fences it might pay them a bit more attention  . Or Retire

"His hands give it away"?
You utter moron

Or where a riders hands should be

JCM, interesting stuff there.

What about the likes of El Fabiolo then acey?

The horse is "guessing" at his hurdles not ploughing through them.
I would not be in the least surprised to see CH line up in the Christmas Hurdle.
It definitely will not be slowed down with any of mine.
It is entirely the Owner's decision

I agree it is the owner’s decision.  My radical point, for what it’s worth, is that in the instance of a horse falling three times in succession the Racing authorities should  deem it a safety hazard, and disallow it future entry to any jumps race.
They seem to be bending over backwards to promote the safety of horses, what about the safety of jockeys?

So your criteria would not apply to CH then Honcho!!

He has in the U.K. and that is the B.H.A.’s sphere.
A bit of a nitpick in my view Penzance.
Do you ( and everybody else - this is a forum after all ) feel the safety of jockeys should be overlooked or be an even higher priority than that of a horse?

CagliariG
Your technical points are all valid and appreciated amongst the horsey guys on here but there are two dreaded words that apply to a situation such as this and it's two words that frighten the life out of the BHA......Public Perception!!!