Matt Chapman - "Another brilliant ride form Barry J Geraghty on Carlingford Lough @ Punchestown. Bet the Limerick Races stewards are pleased. Yeeehaaa!"

below is appeal body onclusion

Having considered the evidence, the Appeals Body noted that the race was unsatisfactory in the context of the way it was run. It was clear that Noble Emperor’s opportunity of winning had dissipated from a very early stage and in the circumstances second place was the best possible placing he could have achieved. They had to address whether or not Barry Geraghty made an error of judgement, and if he had done so, was there a breach of Rule 212. Their decision was based upon events as the race unfolded and whether or not different tactics were used, would the horse have obtained a better placing. In their view they were not satisfied that different tactics would have given the horse any opportunity to win and accepted that the horse did not have any opportunity to win the race at any relevant time. They noted that when maximum pressure was applied to Noble Emperor, it only produced a modest reaction and in the context of how the race was run, the opinion of the Appeals Body was that the horse’s best possible finishing position was second. On that basis they allowed all the appeals.

the only time barry applied any pressure was when he approached the second last...........he was then 20 lengths behind and the RACE WAS OVER...........this is a total farce. how can any jockey now be banned for not trying "sir, please tell me barry G tried harder on noble emperor"

and another thing.........the appeal body seems to imply that if u lose ground at the start a jockey can now just do nothing because the opportunity of winning had dissipated from a very early stage and in the circumstances second place was the best possible placing he could have achieved

RTE2 cover it today with david jennings from the racingpost.

And the betting slip was from the magic sign.

what did david jennings say?

More or less that the horse has problems,bad start,handicapper put him up a pound so it was his best run over hundles.

Cloone I was wondering about the betting slip. Was there any information given wrt the betting slip such as was it time-stamped, when was it placed  etc etc. You could say that in a court of law we would have been told who placed the bet etc. Its all disgraceful.

Doesn't matter who had what bet,the evidence is there for all to see the ride the horse got,makes you wonder would a betting slip get some lesser well known jockey/trainer off the hook?

It does matter a great deal who had the bet in question .  If it was emanating from connections of the horse the notion that the horse was not trying becomes purely a review of the jockeyship involved .  Does anyone think BJG would last 10 seconds if he pulled the horse which connections had backed ?