Saturday 29 March

carpothepunk

I'm definitely the only one who thinks it's an insane decision too, yep. Watch it again, then watch the head on. Madness.

Francie Barrett

Think its very telling that Chestnut Charlie has been dropped back to hurdle handicaps, on at 10/1, horse has to win at some point.

Johner

Un De Sceaux,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZP2Ehjpihg

Johner

Barry G loves the french,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrp4A6XmtH0

kiers47

How in the name of god did BenBens get that race in the Stewards room today. An absolute joke!

Soft Falling Rain

kiers47 wrote: »

How in the name of god did BenBens get that race in the Stewards room today. An absolute joke!

Thing was a winner until it got ****ed, that's why.

Johner

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Thing was a winner until it got ****ed, that's why.

Why should Benbens have got that race? Winner did nothing wrong.

carpothepunk

Thank god someone else sees sense. The chap got a 4 day ban for not correcting his horse. He was entitled to the ground. One of the worst stewarding decisions I have ever seen.

Colonel Sanders

THERE was a controversial demotion at Stratford on Saturday which could spark an appeal to the BHA by trainer Warren Greatrex after his clear cut winner Dolatulo was disqualified following a stewards' inquiry.

Read the full story at: http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/warren-greatrex-greatrex-furious-as-stewards-reverse-stratford-result/1629195/

Mostly Harmless

Cannot believe Benbens got the race either.

If you watch the head on replay, the cause of the issue seems to be the loose horse ahead of the field taking the dolled off water jump rather than go up the run in and the leaders following it slightly off course as a result. From that point on Dolatulo takes the most direct route up the run in and the rider is under no obligation to let Benbens through a gap that is not there.

I fail to see the logic of the decision.

kiers47

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Thing was a winner until it got ****ed, that's why.

The jockey on the first did not break any rules.
Sam TD ****ed up big time(and I would be a big fan of his).
He would have won the race but why throw out a winner just because a jockey had a mare this isn't how the rules should be applied.

mailburner

not sure i've seen worse than that

I don't know how greatrex is gonna sleep tonite after
being raped there

they have to get that after an appeal surely

Gatame

Was anybody else watching the betting on betfair while the stewards were out?

BumperD

mailburner wrote: »

not sure i've seen worse than that

I don't know how greatrex is gonna sleep tonite after
being raped there

they have to get that after an appeal surely

Just watched it. Std made the error. He went for a non existant gap. Feel very sorry for connections of the winner, spoiled their day un-necessarily. Poor decision which will be corrected on appeal.

brandon_flowers

Scandalous decision. Even without the head on replay it is blatantly obvious STD was riding with his head down from the back of he last. He looks up once and that was a good 50 yards or more before he ran out of room.

carpothepunk

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Thing was a winner until it got ****ed, that's why.

Justice done today. Still the worst stewarding decision I've ever seen.

UrbanSea

Certainly up there with Dar Re Mi being thrown out of the Vermeille.

Soft Falling Rain

carpothepunk wrote: »

Justice done today. Still the worst stewarding decision I've ever seen.

Given how much I was in the minority in the opinion I had I can accept that I called the race incorrectly.

I benefitted anyway from the initial reverse so I'm not too bothered either way.