the galah Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Interesting start to that race yesterday,yet it got very little mention in the stipes report. The favorite,itoje,went on to win the race after being cleared to start by the vet after the false start. The interesting thing was when a false start was declared in the first attempt the mobile slowed and itoje ducked under the front of the mobile. But then the mobile with its arms fully extended,obviously through a lack of communication between the starter and the mobile driver,accelerated away quickly and appeared to strike itoje from behind around the neck ,who understandably so,got quite a shock at being hit by the mobile. Evidence that the mobile had struck itoje,was there for people to see as the mobile arm had a big dent in it and they had to replace it. It was an incident that seemed quite dangerous for the horse and driver concerned,yet virtually no mention of that in the stipes report. Anyone who recorded it should watch it,it could have been quite nasty. Alls well that ends well i suppose,but it was something that i've never seen before. Edited August 25, 2023 by the galah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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