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workrider
05 Aug 12 16:01
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that race brings irish racing into disrepute imo....
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Report pa lapsy August 5, 2012 4:05 PM BST
thought it was just me,couldn,t figure out what mirador del conte was doing, 6/4 on psddy o dee  i5-20l clear with 4 to go,hindsight all he had to do was jump them.
Report workrider August 5, 2012 4:10 PM BST
not a word from anyone on atr either..i bet if it were american jocks they'd eat them alive...terrible indecation of irish racing imo...
Report wildmanfromborneo August 5, 2012 7:19 PM BST
Cant agree with you on this one Workrider and you are normally a good race reader.
This race was a story of the Enrights,Mark was instructed to make all as there were no other front runners,this he did to perfection,Phillip who knows Mirador Del Conde well was obviously instructed to go wide in search of better ground,he has to follow instructions however he knew he had nothing left way out so did not belabour the unfortunate beast,Darenjan hated the ground and the Shark should not have run him,Slieveardagh hated the course and didn't act on it.
How in hell did I not back the winner all so obvious now.
On a final note surprised to see call for a ban as in my opinion no jump jockey should ever be banned,the ground will do it for ye.
Report workrider August 6, 2012 10:49 AM BST
my call for a ban was a little extreme , the way i see it wildmanfromborneo is , these were experienced jockeys , now maybe you have inside info regarding riding instructions , but to the ordinary racegoer this was not obvious , to say darenjan hated the ground and should not have run only lends strength to the argument , imo its a trainers business to knows his horses ground needs  ...no matter how we dress it up , no horse should be allowed that kind of a lead in that ground .....it wasent as if the ground had been good and all of a sudden turned heavy ....this was bad all round , bad for the image of irish racing , bad for lack of jockeys judgement , and finally to cap it all , a negative response from the stewards who should have called in the jockeys and asked them for an explanation .....
Report wildmanfromborneo August 6, 2012 11:15 AM BST
Fair points and if the stewards had called them in they could have explained about instructions etcetera,would have helped to clear things up.
Report johnslad August 6, 2012 12:42 PM BST
well use no alls whats going win today
Report workrider August 6, 2012 1:03 PM BST
a horse ....
Report johnslad August 6, 2012 1:53 PM BST
didn't expect that answer from you dont sink to other posters levelsSurprised
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