Doomed Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 I am a bit amazed there has been no mention of the Doomben starting fiasco yesterday. If it had happened in NZ people would have been all over it. Bit of a variation on a theme too as I don't recall anything exactly like it in NZ. Interesting judicial decision as well, but probably fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chief Stipe Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 Bungled start drives punters to Liquor at Doomben www.news.com.au Stewards were forced to declare four non runners in the Fillies and Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) after the gates were opened just seconds after jockey Sam Collett was catapulted out the back of the barriers when her horse Glorious Ruby lunged at the gates. All 11 jockeys from the race were called before stewards after it was won by Angela Jones aboard the Tony Gollan-trained Liquor, with stewards ultimately determining it should be declared a race, minus the non starters. When questioned by stewards, starter Hyrendo Anderson said he wasn’t aware that Collett had been thrown from her mount when he affected the start. Experienced riders Michael Rodd (Bold And Lucy) and Vlad Duric (Nanagui), along with Damien Thornton (Jayanthai) and Jake Bayliss (Amore Veloce) were the only jockeys to argue that their horses were not afforded a fair start in the circumstances, with stewards agreeing, declaring their mounts non-runners. 4yo mare Liquor with Angela Jones on board takes her impressive career record to 6 wins from 12 starts with a strong victory in today’s Fillies & Mares BM78 Hcp 1110m at Doomben. pic.twitter.com/dkh5Ojlsok — Gollan Racing (@tonygollan) July 13, 2024 • Gollan toasts record-breaking victories … in Fiji Under the Australian Rules of Racing however, Thornton’s mount Jayanthai was not able to be declared a non-runner as she finished in the official placings (second). “I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t lined up and my horse didn’t get a fair start,” Rodd, who had already ridden three winners, told stewards in the inquiry. “I only had one hand on the reins, I sat up thinking the siren for a false start would go after the gates opened.” Collett escaped the ordeal with a clean bill of health, with her horse Glorious Ruby also declared a non-runner. “Mine anticipated the start – when the gates didn’t open we slipped back, it wasn’t as if it was in there misbehaving,” she said. Bungled start drives punters to Liquor at Doomben www.news.com.au Stewards were forced to declare four non runners in the Fillies and Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) after the gates were opened just seconds after jockey Sam Collett was catapulted out the back of the barriers when her horse Glorious Ruby lunged at the gates. All 11 jockeys from the race were called before stewards after it was won by Angela Jones aboard the Tony Gollan-trained Liquor, with stewards ultimately determining it should be declared a race, minus the non starters. When questioned by stewards, starter Hyrendo Anderson said he wasn’t aware that Collett had been thrown from her mount when he affected the start. Experienced riders Michael Rodd (Bold And Lucy) and Vlad Duric (Nanagui), along with Damien Thornton (Jayanthai) and Jake Bayliss (Amore Veloce) were the only jockeys to argue that their horses were not afforded a fair start in the circumstances, with stewards agreeing, declaring their mounts non-runners. 4yo mare Liquor with Angela Jones on board takes her impressive career record to 6 wins from 12 starts with a strong victory in today’s Fillies & Mares BM78 Hcp 1110m at Doomben. pic.twitter.com/dkh5Ojlsok — Gollan Racing (@tonygollan) July 13, 2024 • Gollan toasts record-breaking victories … in Fiji Under the Australian Rules of Racing however, Thornton’s mount Jayanthai was not able to be declared a non-runner as she finished in the official placings (second). “I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t lined up and my horse didn’t get a fair start,” Rodd, who had already ridden three winners, told stewards in the inquiry. “I only had one hand on the reins, I sat up thinking the siren for a false start would go after the gates opened.” Collett escaped the ordeal with a clean bill of health, with her horse Glorious Ruby also declared a non-runner. “Mine anticipated the start – when the gates didn’t open we slipped back, it wasn’t as if it was in there misbehaving,” she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted July 14, 2024 Share Posted July 14, 2024 Sam Collett isn't having a good run at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted July 14, 2024 Author Share Posted July 14, 2024 It was a hell of a long gap between Collett getting dislodged and the start being effected. The Stewards decision was probably the best outcome. It actually sets a precedent in case anything similar happens here. I don't remember a situation exactly like it in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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