Leopardstown 13:30

sector · 27-12-2005 1:39pm #1

OMG! Did you see what happened, that poor jockey, he won't live that down for a long time.

In case anyone missed it Jockey of Central house had made all & won the race but mistaken the finish line & started celebrating early & slowed to actually finish 3rd, such an unfortunate error but that's no good to connections of CH & supporters...

kc66 · 27-12-2005 1:41pm

I feel sorry for him

wheres me jumpa · 27-12-2005 1:41pm

sector wrote:

that's no good to connections of CH & supporters...

i think everyone involved will understand.

cmcquaid · 27-12-2005 1:50pm

and your boy on the tv said the bookies were delighted cos central house was the only horse backed against moscow flyer

kc66 · 27-12-2005 1:54pm

There was more money put on central house than hi cloy so they would have been happy

sector · 27-12-2005 1:54pm

wheres me jumpa wrote:

i think everyone involved will understand.

i'm not so sure & don't really want to take this position but i must say it's not asking too much to expect a jockey to know where the finish line is...

kc66 · 27-12-2005 1:57pm

sector wrote:

i'm not so sure & don't really want to take this position but i must say it's not asking too much to expect a jockey to know where the finish line is...

I think there are two finishing lines and he got mixed up which one was in use for that race. I just noticed what looks like 2 lines so Im not sure

sector · 27-12-2005 2:08pm

kc66 wrote:

I think there are two finishing lines and he got mixed up which one was in use for that race. I just noticed what looks like 2 lines so Im not sure

Absolutely there are two, i only mean it seems like basic info to check which one your racing to!

wheres me jumpa · 27-12-2005 2:09pm

sector wrote:

i'm not so sure & don't really want to take this position but i must say it's not asking too much to expect a jockey to know where the finish line is...

well yes he is a jockey and you would expect alot more from a professional jockey. but hes a young jockey who has made a mistake, is already paying the price for it, and will do so for long time more.

his three weeks holidays wont be the worst he'll have to endure.

kc66 · 27-12-2005 2:10pm

Theres a lot at stake in a sport like this so you're right it shouldn't happen

wheres me jumpa · 27-12-2005 2:15pm

it showed on rte two the distance from where he finished and where he should have finished and it made it look a huge blunder.

Mr Jinx · 27-12-2005 2:18pm

sector wrote:

Absolutely there are two, i only mean it seems like basic info to check which one your racing to!

In leopardstown there is only 1 finishing post,however there is a rail which serarates the chase and hurdle course and i think he thought the end of the rail was the post.A genuine mistake, however having ridden there before he should have known better.
On another note it was a shame to see moscow flyer well beaten in fourth.

wheres me jumpa · 27-12-2005 2:21pm

Mr Jinx wrote:

On another note it was a shame to see moscow flyer well beaten in fourth.

yeah that has been overlooked. really struggled late on.

just announced he got 14 day suspension.

seabee · 27-12-2005 3:44pm

cmcquaid wrote:

and your boy on the tv said the bookies were delighted cos central house was the only horse backed against moscow flyer

I must have been the only one to back Fota Island (e/w @ 12/1) so

fr wishy washy · 28-12-2005 5:05pm

Very hard on everybody involved with the horse and fair play to Dessie Hughes who inside must have been fuming but publically "stood by" his jockey and said he would keep the mount.Its no secret that this horse was the main reason why he (Loughran) turned pro so it was a disasterous day all round.

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