False starts

[Desert Orchid]

Four goes to start the staying hurdle at Leopardstown there and the one that was allowed to go was arguably the worst.

I have some sympathy with starters but sometimes they don't help themselves. They're certainly not helped by jockeys.

But I do think sanctions for jockeys causing a false start need to be brought in. They're trying to get an unfair advantage so, in that regard, are they any different from jockeys that break the whip rules?

I would advocate that if a jockey causes a false start he should be told to start from behind the others when they regroup. That might be difficult to police if more than one is 'at it'.

Maybe a one-day ban for the first offence, a two-day ban for a second one and a four day ban for any more might make them think twice?

Any ideas?

 

[granger]

Shorter run instead to the start

 

[Tanlic]

Totally agree some are way too far back giving horses time to misbehave

 

[EC21]

Worst still are slow from the stalls on the flat. In Hong Kong they note jockeys this happens to and expect them to explain if it happens too often.

 

[Double J]

The clown at Cheltenham is the worst.

Must be odds on for a false start Supreme