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Split second decisions. Tobehonest it didn't look lame to me up the run in. Or the commentator.
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I thought after the last its stride looked awkward as though something was amiss but I'm no jockey.
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I’ve just heard the news, from Ed the Tooth he, “says he felt fine, it was just when he pulled up that something was wrong.”
Hoiles didn’t say that in commentary said, that it wasn’t stepping out right in real time before the line. Disgusting  |
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A commentator can see it, but top jock not feel it?
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It's all very sad. But Gold Dancer didn't become obviously lame until being pulled up after the line.
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delbert the forum clown now an equine expert..
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Jockey not to blame.
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I'm no expert but that horse was definitely in trouble all the way up the run in, I actually shouted out loud "that horse has gone wrong". There's no knowing if the horse would have survived if it had been pulled up straight away, but it certainly should have been.
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Thought he did the right thing in real time, it was only after the line and a chat with another jockey which pointed out it was bad and you see Paul then jump right off.
Awful scenes but Paul is a horseman and no way he keeps running if he had of known. |
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He couldn't have known how bad it was. But he must have felt the horse was not running out correctly, hence the panic.
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Nonaynever 10 Apr 26 15:05
I'm no expert but that horse was definitely in trouble all the way up the run in, but went further away from the 2nd? walofs |
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It did not look right when you watched the Replay , Dragged ? He nearly took the fence with him
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Hi RACINGSTAR
Now go and nosh one I’ve told what’s happened, commentator could see that it was wrong, Ruby said maybe the pelvis broke! But he’s not a veterinarian either! |
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what i know for sure is this..if you bet gold dancer ewe wernt shouting 'paul pull it up'
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was a shocking Error , if Townsend felt summat was wrong he should have pulled the Horse up , Did he ,is the question ?
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townend nothing to worry about - will all be smoothed over. good old willie mullins how does he do it? don't rock the boat
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Go and troll elsewhere you total nosher
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And I suppose, rtv should be asking the question at the very very least. They are acting as if it randomly snapped a leg after the line.
A cowardly affair. |
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delberto..the non punter forum béllender. #wac
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Be interesting to listen to Team Grifters on ITV tommorrow after the fall out from this
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Only Townend will know whether the horse felt wrong or not, not much time to think about it and of course the adrenelin will be high in the jockey as well. Difficult one to know what to do in a short space of time.
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He knew alright…..
ITV gone all quiet….dreadful stuff…. |
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Just another commodity at the end of the day…..
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formoftheace 10 Apr 26 15:13
He knew alright….. yet galloped further away from the 2nd up run in?..give it up dave ya mekking yoursell look a clown. |
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so a G1 winner put down immediatly after the race,and no discussion about it at all on ITV.I'm now beginning to think the animal rights activists have a point.
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Get some new material irons/Racingstar/Rico
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Rico normally i tend to agree with you and you aren't wrong in saying he was going away at the line but....
GD was 8-10Lths ahead at the last and a clean jump it would have been a 20l win imo,the 2nd was legless before the last. I don't think GD was running 'right' from the last. |
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mrspock • April 10, 2026 3:17 PM BST
so a G1 winner put down immediatly after the race,and no discussion about it at all on ITV.I'm now beginning to think the animal rights activists have a point. They have ammunition with this, ITV won’t discuss it! |
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now beginning to think the animal rights activists have a point.
They've always had a point, but the wider point is that it is a complex discussion not a Knee-jerk summary point. Horse racing balances many issues, both positive and negative. |
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formoftheace 10 Apr 26 15:13
Just another commodity at the end of the day….. true of course - but racing tries to pretend otherwise "we love our horses" etc etc - so can't expect anything other than severe criticism when something like this happens |
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oily bell been filmed in 2 on course night clubs rather than talk about the day,s big story
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Imagine if this would have been the Grand National, would be curtains for the race for sure.
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We've been invaded by Mr Spocks on here too
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Fascinating.
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 we need Scotty in on this one too |
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We've been invaded by Mr Spocks on here too Laugh
But I'm the original... |
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Rico-Dangleflaps 10 Apr 26 15:15
formoftheace 10 Apr 26 15:13 He knew alright….. yet galloped further away from the 2nd up run in?..give it up dave ya mekking yoursell look a clown. Adrenaline and cash go well together…. A million the injury happened at the winning line tbh. |
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Dear me the state of the poor horse when paul Jumped off , The horse is staggering
https://x.com/i/status/2042604690244874708 these lunatics will be all over this |