Jeremy Rose

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

However, and I have watched it many times, I'm not in the business of deciding intent and I dare anyone to tell me they are 100% sure it was intentional.

I am 100% sure it was intentional.

I don't think he intended to catch the eye obviously - just meant to lean forward and hit him across the face more than once to teach him a lesson about lugging in. The horse lugged in right across the heels of the winner and he could have gone down. Besides near injury - the lugging in also clearly cost the horse a better placing.