Is this a joke? 56 Days

I don't have a problem with them hitting such a jockey hard 'pour encourager les autres' but I'd like to see some of the top jockeys banned for twice that for some of the things they get up to during a race.
 
I just watched a video of the race and after a slow jump at three out, the mare was getting ridden harder than any of her nearby rivals and never stood a chance of finishing within a distance of the winner. Even with her position at the time, there was still a minute of the race left to be ran and she made no ground on the placed horses during that time. If the stewards wanted the horses to be beaten into finishing fourth instead of fifth in a race which served no each way purposes then shame on them. But even looking at the head on, it's not as though the jockey is being motionless.

Am I even watching the right race?

https://www.attheraces.com/atrplayer-popup/VOD/1168223?showResult=yes

It was behaviour aggravated by his untruthfulness both before the Hereford stewards and before this panel.

I am guessing that the young man was aghast at being pulled in front of the stewards in the first place and because he did not genuflect in a sufficiently pleasing manner, had the book thrown at him.

Unless I am missing something embarrassingly obvious, this looks like a power trip meted out by some decidedly insecure individuals who have no right to be in positions of responsibility.
 
Desert Orchid said:
I don't have a problem with them hitting such a jockey hard 'pour encourager les autres' but I'd like to see some of the top jockeys banned for twice that for some of the things they get up to during a race.
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That's exactly the point. This is who they choose to make the stand on. Watch the race and you'll see how ridiculous it is.
 
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/b...ts-eight-week-ban-over-absurd-world-trip-ride

So it turns out that the offending incident happened after the last where the jockey began to ride awkwardly after apparently hearing gurgling noises.

Even if there is inconsistency in the accounts of the rider, potentially through nerves and/or inexperience, the resultant punishment is still complete overkill and serves no benefit to the sport. Any criticism that can be levied at the jockey is completely dwarfed by the sheer pettiness of the stewards.
 
Ah ok, acting the cowboy. Makes more sense. Fair play to the guardian for covering it properly.
 
The replay on SL is not the best to judge but I find it ridiculous. Pro jockeys are doing it all the time.
And that french jockey only got 15 days for for not winning that race when he should of,never moved a muscle and just watched the other horse go past.the trainer was not amused.
 
I think its not for the lack of effort, as it initially read like in the racing post, and what would normally be the case. My guess is that he was acting the maggot on the horse from the last, and was done for the stewards - not so much for burying the horse but for idiot behaviour on the horse. There is nothing in the replay that would have led you to suspect it was a non-trier. 150/1 shot after all. If it was just an ungainly style it seems unbelievably harsh
 
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HawkWing said:
I think its not for the lack of effort, as it initially read like in the racing post, and what would normally be the case. My guess is that he was acting the maggot on the horse from the last, and was done for the stewards - not so much for burying the horse but for idiot behaviour on the horse. There is nothing in the replay that would have led you to suspect it was a non-trier. 150/1 shot after all. If it was just an ungainly style it seems unbelievably harsh
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The offending incident is in a video at the bottom of this link;-

http://judicialpanel.britishhorseracing.com/results/result/?id=2068

It was immature behaviour but it certainly wasn't malicious and had no consequences whatsoever on the result of the race. Especially as the ungainly style was still more conducive to a "best possible placing" than that of the rider on the grey. It also did nothing for a handicap mark as the rider reported gargling to the racecourse vet.

I can get a slap on the wrist and maybe a few days in the naughty corner to think about what he did. But 56 days is disgusting and does nothing but aversely affect the current material wellbeing and future prospects of a young man whose only crime was an ill-judged attempt to be funny. If any party is guilty of intentional malice in this affair, it is Timothy Charlton QC, Chloe Fairley and Tony Connell. Shame on these people.

Slim said:
With 56 days as the bench mark this one should have been the death penalty...

https://www.attheraces.com/atrplayer-popup/VOD/1175283/true?showResult=yes
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Which one?

The fourth placed one that got fourteen days, or the seventh placed one who "ran too free" (in the closing stages)?
 
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