i always thought if a horse refuses

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Originally Posted by ontheoutside

when put in gate and gate opens and he just stands there you get a refund
not the case i guess in todays 2nd at aqut
any reason for that/ what constitutes the stewarts claiming i had a far shot in this instance?

I have never heard it interpreted like that. Usually if the gate opens, and the ass. starter was not holding the horse for some reason, then the horse had every shot to break, the fact that it didnt is not anyones fault but the horse.

Just bad racing luck is all.