Anton Marcus

Hello Everyone

I was at Greyville yesterday and after the winning the first race, Anton Marcus stood down from the rest of the meeting due to him being sick. My question is. Is he allowed to ride today in Champions Day. Is there not a 48 hour rule that applies to jockeys that state they cannot ride if they setp down due to being unwell.

Your comments would be most welcome

Cheers
Anthony G

can only think he seeked permission from the connections to miss his rides and wasn`t actually stood down?


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A RIDER who has, through illness or accident, been unable to fulfil an
engagement or has given illness or accident as a reason for not having been
able to ride a HORSE to the best of his ability, or who has failed to fulfil an
engagement on the grounds of illness or accident, shall not, except with the
permission of the SB, be entitled to ride a HORSE in any RACE for a period of
2 DAYS, subsequent to the RACE MEETING at which he failed to fulfil the
engagement. In addition to the foregoing, a RIDER shall not ride again at any
further RACE MEETING unless and until he shall have delivered to the clerk of
the scales, a certificate of fitness signed by the RACE COURSE medical officer.

I believe he will be examined by the Turffontein course medical officer this morning, who if satisfied with Anton's condition will clear him to ride today.

The 48 hour rule is subject to the discretion of the stipes and the doctor. It's aim is 1) to prevent jockeys abusing the booked off rule as in the case where they decide they have no chance of further winners on a day so get booked off and 2) so a doctor can enforce a 48 hour layoff in the case where a rider has fallen off or been injured. Marcus will simply need to be given the all clear by the doctor today, although that's not a given as he was apparently very sick last night.

He got off 3 good rides of mine last night and the stipes said he was not well at all when he went to the Doctor and was booked off..

"except with the permission of the SB" - I would guess SB stands for stipes board?

There was announcement last night from Vee Moodley that Anton had got permission from the SB to ride

I cannot believe this is happening.

Anton is supposed to ride a horse in a Grade 2 for Team Valor today.

Also running today in France in a Group 3 is another of our horses named Brigantin, whose young rider Charles-Pierre Boudot was thrown from a horse earlier in the week and taken to hospital, is perfectly fine, but because of the rules, we had to replace him.

Twice in one week?

And we are supposed to be The Chosen people?

Chosen for what...lesser jockeys?

As my daughter has been telling me since birth, it just isn't fair Dad!

He just went down to the start, so he is OK (tu)

Well just as well Marcus is here another great ride

scotia Wrote:

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> Well just as well Marcus is here another great
> ride

Didn't Laird say that Marcus cocked it up? Anton can cock up like that on my horses any time he wants.(

Yes Magic, also heard that and thought it was harsh. To me Anton is the ultimate proffessional. Saw him giving the assistant "gears" @ Scotsville last week when his ride was scratched after refusing to load.

dynasty Wrote:

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> Yes Magic, also heard that and thought it was
> harsh. To me Anton is the ultimate proffessional.
> Saw him giving the assistant "gears" @ Scotsville
> last week when his ride was scratched after
> refusing to load.

Although he probably half expected that to happen, because the filly did the same thing at the Vaal the first time they tried racing her. I think Tshwaro Appie rode her that day, it definitely wasn't Anton.