Flat 2021 [Dark Horses]
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Sorry, picking up on this. The BHA do have notes in their stewards reports but only where a horse has caused a race to be delayed (or been delayed into the parade ring) due to needing to be reshod. Given how many horses are in the list, the probability would be that horses have won after being reshod at the start.
What did interest me when looking at this is how many horses get permission to run without being reshod.
At face value a disappointing run, but I must say isn't she being campaigned over too far? Give her one more chance and if no improvement drop her.
i’ve only seen them on tv admittedly, but cannot recall one ever winning , despite being fancied , un shod horses do win , can’t remember the trainer who didn’t use shoes in races ......?
Mick Easterby kicked up a fuss when the rules were changed for jumps horses.
He said: "I've trained horses all my life and I know what causes injuries and I do my best to reduce them, and then they go and bring in a rule like this which makes it worse. It's ridiculous.
"The BHA says horse welfare is their major concern but nobody can tell me why this change is beneficial to a horse. Have they never seen one with its tendon cut through?
"We should be given the option. It's different on good ground, but on soft or heavy they're far less likely to injure themselves with no hind shoes.
"I ran a horse over hurdles at Newcastle the other day. It wasn't a good jumper and it came back with a nasty overreach. Luckily it didn't have hind shoes on, so it will be able to race again, but if it had it would probably have cut its leg in two.
"It's safer for jockeys as well. If they're on the ground and a horse stamps on them it will do less damage if it isn't shod.
"We are given trainers' licences which allow us to train horses, so they should let us get on with it. Next thing they'll do is say that we have to canter them on the morning of a race or we can't run. If they want to train them let them train them, but we're doing it and we should be allowed to get on with it."
Runs in the last race tomorrow night at Cork
3-1 chance at the moment in a hot maiden
The Hood is not in a handicap tomorrow at Salisbury 1.50), but will be a each way price at around 12-1