31st March 2010, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rogan Josh
If you were on Sonny Biscay, first past the post & easily beating the rest. Disqualified for carrying 1kg under weight! Beats me why they don't declare the horse a "non-starter" (& apply the standard deductions rule) in such circumstances. The poor old punter cops it again!
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Absolutely RJ, the bookies given a freebie in this case, but it should be 'protect the punter' instead, and stewards should give a heavy penalty to the jockey. Also feel for the owners and trainer, they'd be gutted! |