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Jockey Matt Crawley produces miracle ride

By Racingpost.com staff 12:36PM 19 NOV 2010
MATT CRAWLEY produced a miracle ride at Musselburgh to bring home Lastroseofsummer in front despite the conditional losing his irons at the eighth hurdle of the opening maiden hurdle over 2m4f.
Matt Crawley: miraculous recovery
PICTURE: Matt Cranham
Crawley's saddle slipped down the back, resulting in the loss of stirrups, but, incredibly, the 7lb claimer was not only able to stay on board but actually ride the four-year-old filly to an 11-2 victory.
Crawley returned to a warm reception from the public and received a "brilliant" response from his weighing-room colleagues. He explained: "My stirrupwent down the back. I tried to get it back but the tack went to one side so I had to kick the other one out.
"She was going well so I carried on going."
When asked how he managed to defy gravity and ride without irons for the rest of the race, he said: "I don't know how I did it - instinct just kicked in."
He added: "She jumped better with me on her back than when I was up in the air - she got into the rhythm of it."

mr.jingle

Some ride alright!!! Watched it on Racing UK and there was £35 on him at 999/1! A few people made a few quid anyhows! Definitely ride of the year not many jockeys would have stayed on the horse but even more of them wouldn't hae ridden the horse out to win! Brilliant

Johner

****ing amazing stuff. Love it.

hucklebuck

Smashing ride alright, delighted for the punter that got on at 999