Stewards Fakenham

Took him out.  chucked nap.

Rico.....we are all watching ya na

Still not opened

We'll never know if the second could have got up but undeniably stopped from making that challenge; jock seemed to be doing the right things, so didnt seem to be at fault just the horse swerving - i'd give it a DH to be fair but thats not in the stewards rule book!

prob 1l in front 50yds out when the interference happens
but it is fairly egregious interference

not an easy call imo

should really keep it as was idling and holding the runner up plus the stumble was very close to the line. But wouldn't bet a short price.

Second would not have won imo without the interference....result should stand with jockey getting a ban

very hard one to call  can you be sure there was enough distance before the line

that will not be changed

could go that pretty severe,took him out and caused a stumble,

I am on the first and the market is still suspended

As bad an interference for a long time, not sure it will be changed as think winner would still have won. Close one

stewards being stewards - it could go either way despite the distance of over 1L

Will keep I think.   Surely not intentional and whip in correct hand

1.01 12k
V
90/1 starting price

Still not

betfair on choc cake and coffee break

Finally

1.6 keeps 2.6 chucked

question they will ask is would it have been getting up to win, it's not that clear as to whether it had time

1.4

now 1.4 3.4

not involved but 20 yds from line id be amazed if its thrown the stumble exacerbated it but hey just my opinion

1.33 to keep  you may collect but u are brave imo

on a balance of probabilities-No...stands

was 1L in front with about 12yds to go but closing..would it have got up?  impossible to call..so winner gets the benefit of doubt but not a gimme.

I've taken 1.29 green up.....theses stewards will be on their 7th port by now

Jokey club should allow a DH and share the spoils as sometiems its imposs to be sure, but the second was denied a fair chance due to the first horse swerving for no clear reason, but seemed not delib erate

No bet for me

Whether the whip is in the correct hand irrelevant for outcome purposes but not for jockey punishment purposes.

AN should get it but probably won't

If 2nd has been hampered and brings it into doubt it should get it as the winner has caused it whether you think it definitely would have won or not

And the jockeys whip is irrelevant

Post your bets Rico

90 poke 2nd skewing the price imo

I only got 1.36....not 1.29

before they opened i was expecting 1.6 ish

prices merging now

*converging

back to 1.6

stewards backing the second now

just looks bad,agree its impossible to say it would have got up,but keeping a race after that,you know how they are about optics these days,if they want to throw one here s the chance

was 1L in front with about 15yds to go but closing..would it have got up?  impossible to call..so winner gets the benefit of doubt but not a gimme.

Dec 21, 2025 -- 3:34PM, Rico-Dangleflaps wrote:

was 1L in front with about 15yds to go but closing..would it have got up?

would 2nd have won...can't say it would have-might of probably wouldnt have

same rico

stands

think someone knows lol

bf are just cack

stands

Rico....if I lend you some bases could you cover a few more of them for me

sensible decision.

christmas hoover working well

Phew

20k matched after result 1.01

whos laying?

interetsing that it went down rapidlly to 1.01 before BF turned it off - some speedy hoovering by someone fast as said above

it was open for ages post result

stewards said we want punters back for our big meeting  better not chuck a 5/2 out for a 66's

HoratioNelson 21 Dec 25 15:24 
Rico.....we are all watching ya na


correct..ewe never give an opinion..all my fans are waiting for mine ya doe peek húnt.

Rico did give an opinion but said,no bet.
Simple enough

result standing was the correct decision...not like the stewards in england to get it right..

Rico-Dangleflaps 21 Dec 25 15:45 
HoratioNelson 21 Dec 25 15:24
Rico.....we are all watching ya na


correct..ewe never give an opinion..all my fans are waiting for mine ya doe peek húnt.

When you say "fans" do you mean in the plural sense?








HoratioNelson 21 Dec 25 15:31 
I only got 1.36....not 1.29.....I greened up on my win bet.



Is that not an opinion or a decision?



What you having for dinner?

I'll be disappointed if it's an omelette again...especially after you spending a whole day on here.

didnt realise 1pm > 3:30pm was a whole day.

THE SKY BET FOR THE FANS HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 5)

An enquiry was held to consider the placings in this race after interference on the run to the line involving the winner, GIRL OF GOLD (IRE), ridden by Ben Bromley, and ANNIE NAIL (IRE), placed second, ridden by Mr Joseph Stevenson. Being a 7Ib Claiming Amateur, Mr Stevenson was accompanied in the enquiry by a senior rider. The Stewards found the interference had not improved GIRL OF GOLD (IRE)’s placing as the interference occurred very close to the line and despite clipping heels, ANNIE NAIL (IRE) was always being held by GIRL OF GOLD (IRE) to be beaten by 1½ lengths at the line. They therefore ordered the placings to remain unaltered. The interference was found to be accidental in that Bromley was taking reasonable steps to prevent GIRL OF GOLD (IRE) from shifting quickly right-handed.

now we nahs people see things differently but ffs haway man>

ANNIE NAIL (IRE) was always being held by GIRL OF GOLD (IRE) to be beaten by 1½ lengths at the line.


these are the people making decisions in a multi million pound sport.

Yes it's obviously irrelevant what the distance was at the line, it's where it would likely have placed without the interference. It's not probable the second would have won otherwise, so they have arrived at the correct outcome.

it had made 1L up in 10 yds and was still another 15-20yds to go.

I don't feel it was probably getting up. And that's the threshold under the rules. The interference cost it any chance of getting up. Perhaps that's where the threshold needs to be.

ANNIE NAIL (IRE) was always being held by GIRL OF GOLD (IRE) to be beaten by 1½ lengths at the line.

regardless...that is just total fckn nonsense.

Yes I agree with that.

There is a flaw in the rules really that the fptp is given the advantage unless the winning distance is tiny. But as in today's example, the interference can be so bad and so late that there's no plausible way that the sufferer could make the winning distance only tiny.

A bit like in cricket, where a computer shows where the ball would have gone and whether or not it would have hit the stumps in lbw decisions, so racing could have a computer that looks at the speed and acceleration/deceleration of the horses and predicts the run to the line without the interference.

Always being held yet  was running on close enough to clip heels before being WIPED out, I never had a bet on the race but It looked like holding a fair chance at the time.

the horse swerving had nothing to do with the jock everyone agrees but if jock had just happened to have his been holding whip in his other hand at the time, that gets chucked, don't think the 2nd would ever have gone past even if they,d done another lap ,it had been trying to go past from before the 2nd last down the back

Centralised Stewarding would solve it in an instant.
Regretably,there is more chance of the Labour Party winning the next General Election than this happening.

In this example they applied the rules adequately. It's the rules that are flawed, they place too much emphasis on the winning distance. The winning distance is very often affected by the interference. Pretty perverse really!

but if jock had just happened to have his been holding whip in his other hand at the time, that gets chucked

no, it just means he's likely getting days off for his poor riding and it doesn't change the question of would the 2nd have got up

Whip hand is irrelevant these days. Or at least it's not a consideration in the rules. According to the rules. I don't know if it was once specified as a consideration