Trainer Sue Smith has been fined £3,000 while Jonathan England has been banned for 18 days after Emral Silk finished seventh of eight in the 2m novices' hurdle at Southwell on Monday.
Stipendiary steward Robert Sidebottom said the rider "didn't make all
reasonable substantial effort to achieve the best possible placing."
(Therefore) "They have been found in breach of schooling and conditioning
in public," said Sidebottom.
Sue Smith fined £3,000
Jockey Jonathan England suspended for 18 days
Emral Silk (2nd run ever) banned for 40 days
One-paced horse gets banned at 12/1 doesn't make sense.
...Only previous run came at Carlisle over 17f uphill on softish ground
where he stayed on one-paced 3rd of 14 beaten 9l (this suggests he wants
20f+). Today's race was 16f on a flat track, which is probably too sharp
based on the Carlisle run, there4 will have no turn of foot here and was
rightly left for dead when it mattered. Others had better form and the trip
is too sharp. He ran like one might expect him to run and it's really bad
to charge people with no evidence or experience of raceform.
David Cav Says:
12/11/2013 11:16:04 AM
Stipendiary steward Robert Sidebottom said the rider "didn't make all reasonable substantial effort to achieve the best possible placing." (Therefore) "They have been found in breach of schooling and conditioning in public," said Sidebottom. Sue Smith fined £3,000 Jockey Jonathan England suspended for 18 days Emral Silk (2nd run ever) banned for 40 days One-paced horse gets banned at 12/1 doesn't make sense.
David Cav Says:
12/11/2013 10:52:49 AM
...Only previous run came at Carlisle over 17f uphill on softish ground where he stayed on one-paced 3rd of 14 beaten 9l (this suggests he wants 20f+). Today's race was 16f on a flat track, which is probably too sharp based on the Carlisle run, there4 will have no turn of foot here and was rightly left for dead when it mattered. Others had better form and the trip is too sharp. He ran like one might expect him to run and it's really bad to charge people with no evidence or experience of raceform.
M Mack Says:
12/11/2013 7:32:34 AM
He nearly strangled the poor thing.
DjTak3On3 Says:
12/11/2013 4:56:32 AM
Not sure how that ride merits a ban. That horse was never going to win and looked an awkward ride