As I mentioned yesterday, I backed Le Precieux at Plumpton.  He was disputing the lead when pulled up sharply by rider Jamie Moore, to what extent he was injured I am not too sure. But it didn’t look very promising.

Last week at the Cheltenham festival, the 4 mile amateur rider National Hunt chase had one horse who was fatally injured.  Horses get injured, sadly it happens.  The biggest issue in the race at Cheltenham,  was some of the riders received suspensions for being deemed as to have continued in the race, when the horse they were riding was very tired, two horses fell very late in the race.  The problem was they were in 3rd and 4th place at the time, so it is very difficult for the jockey to decide that the best form of action is to pull up.  The jockey who rode the eventual 3rd, did actually receive a suspension!

As I see it he did the correct thing, he saw the two fallers, realised he had a chance of being placed, and managed to jump the last fence and get his horse home in 3rd.  After jumping the last fence, he never picked his stick up and hit his horse, he knew it was very tired, and for that reason I think he will win his appeal, which I read yesterday he is doing.

On to today’s racing.  Wetherby, Taunton and Huntingdon in the UK.  At Wetherby in the last race, I thought the odds on favourite was a false price, Sheshoon Sonny is currently 4/6, I don’t like to lay horses but I’m tempted to lay this.

In the opening race at Taunton 2.20, Birds Of Prey has been second three times prior to this.  He looks to have an ideal opportunity to get his head in front in this.

More later.