[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

As I said in an earlier post, viewed as an isolated incident, I don't have that much of a problem with yesterday's no-call.

My problem is that when the Proud Spell DQ (alleged foul had no impact on the likely outcome of the race), the Admiral Bird DQ (borderline foul may have had an impact on Doc N Roll's chance to finish third), and yesterday's no-call (where bumping may have had an impact on Spa Princess's chance to finish third) are all viewed together, yesterday's decision makes no sense.

I fail to see how the fact that there was a blanket finish in the Admiral Bird race - and this one did not have a close finish - has any relevance if the standard being applied is whether the "fouled" horse had a fair opportunity to achieve a maximum placing - as the contact likely impacted Spa Princess's ability to finish third (for which she was beaten about one length). For that matter, there was no blanket finish in the Mother Goose, while there was a photo in the Les Antiques race in which repeated contact caused by the winner was ingored.

well said and i totally agree.