Desert Orchid
Senior Jockey
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Ten day bans for the four other jockeys and I reckon they got off lightly.
I suppose it highlights the risks in backing horses ridden by inexperienced claimers - may father used to say a seven pound claim is a seven pound penalty - but you also have to wonder what the instructions were.
As an aside, the commentary also highlights a flaw in the commentator's reading of it. I don't think the lead ever got to more than 40 lengths, about 120 yards give or take, or just over half a furlong, but he said more than once "many hundreds of yards". That would suggest to me at least five hundred yards or over half a mile. That's really poor for an experienced reader and commentator.
I suppose it highlights the risks in backing horses ridden by inexperienced claimers - may father used to say a seven pound claim is a seven pound penalty - but you also have to wonder what the instructions were.
As an aside, the commentary also highlights a flaw in the commentator's reading of it. I don't think the lead ever got to more than 40 lengths, about 120 yards give or take, or just over half a furlong, but he said more than once "many hundreds of yards". That would suggest to me at least five hundred yards or over half a mile. That's really poor for an experienced reader and commentator.