This is nothing against Ryan Curling......

And the man has ridden on the polytrack before..

So when he stops riding ,why does he only get a warning?


Jockey R Curling, the rider of BABETTE’S CHARM stopped riding several strides before the finish and on questioning him he stated that he had misjudged the finish line. Jockey Curing signed an Admission of Guilt for a contravention of rule 62.2.3 in that he, whilst riding BABETTE’S CHARM, failed to ride his horse out to the end of the race. He was given a warning.

There has been loads of times when i have noticed Jocks not riding their mounts out to the line,one was Queen Of Justice at the Vaal the other day, but the Jock reported to the stewards that the horse ran green..

Another was Cormack on Welwitscha

And for the last time.......i maintain they need to do something near that finishing line on the Poly...............it's not only him misjudging the finishing line. It's almost all punters in the tote, the commentator and it seems as though it has even flummoxed the photo finishes.....judging all close finishes as deadheats <

Hibs, he believed he was past the finish line. You want him to ride out to the stables??? Sounds reasonable mistake to me.

Dean321 Wrote:

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> Another was Cormack on Welwitscha


get your facts straight before you have a dig ...shea rode welwitscha not cormac

Dean321 Wrote:

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> Another was Cormack on Welwitscha


Sean has not ridden Welwitschia

posted at the same time

Can the experts have a look at the ride on silver bluff on sat in CT

PeeKay Wrote:

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> And for the last time.......i maintain they need
> to do something near that finishing line on the
> Poly...............it's not only him misjudging
> the finishing line. It's almost all punters in the
> tote, the commentator and it seems as though it
> has even flummoxed the photo finishes.....judging
> all close finishes as deadheats <

Peekay
100% correct

The "lollipop man" type of board or some marking painted in red

agra Wrote:

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> PeeKay Wrote:
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> > And for the last time.......i maintain they
> need
> > to do something near that finishing line on the
> > Poly...............it's not only him misjudging
> > the finishing line. It's almost all punters in
> the
> > tote, the commentator and it seems as though it
> > has even flummoxed the photo
> finishes.....judging
> > all close finishes as deadheats <
>
> Peekay
> 100% correct
>
> The "lollipop man" type of board or some marking
> painted in red

A 1 metre picket fence across the track at the finish.... that should work a treat. Jocks wont miss that....{thinks} horses too probably...

The Madji Wrote:

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> Hibs, he believed he was past the finish line. You
> want him to ride out to the stables??? Sounds
> reasonable mistake to me.


Ride to line,call yourself a professional do your job correctly,the punters need more protection,not less!

Do you tell your athletes to ease of just before the line?

hibernia Wrote:

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> > Hibs, he believed he was past the finish line.
> You
> > want him to ride out to the stables??? Sounds
> > reasonable mistake to me.
>
>
> Ride to line,call yourself a professional do your
> job correctly,the punters need more
> protectionm,not less!
>
> Do you tell your athletes to ease of just before
> the line?


Usain Bolt often eases before the line. But then his cruising pace is faster than most of the others flat out pace. :