6/29 (Curr): Irish Derby

[ArlJim78]

what a messy finish. very strange.

[brockguy]

extreme team tactics :-)

one of the oddest finishes ive seen..

[ArlJim78]

and here i thought the mother goose was oddly run. yeesh.

i'd like to watch the replay closely to figure out what happened.

just watched the headon, and it almost comical to see how far that horse came out off the rail.

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

and here i thought the mother goose was oddly run. yeesh.

i'd like to watch the replay closely to figure out what happened.

ive seen it a fair few times, it looks worse every time. Alessandro Volta was nearly sideways banging into Curtain Call, completely wrecked his chance. he carried Tartan Bearer ridiculously far wide, did a small bit of interference with the winner and Casual Conquest too..

Im trying to think if there is any country where the winner would get thrown out simply because of the actions of a horse in the same ownership..?

[brockguy]

alessandro volta placed 4th and tartan bearer put up to 3rd.. How did the stewards not put Alessandro Volta behind Curtain Call, as he absolutely stopped him in his tracks.. you guys say your stewards are bad,, this is just plain stupid... i cant actually believe it...

and just to note, thats now the 2nd Irish Classic this year where ive put on a large place only bet and its been placed only to be subsequently dqed. (fully merited this time though, not the 1st time!!)

[ArlJim78]

it looked odd to me that the rider did not appear to make any effort to keep Alessandro Volta on a straight path. i'm glad i didn't have anything riding on the race.

[NoChanceToDance]

I missed the race, what exactly happened?

Yet another winner for Ballydoyle, they will be taking over the world before long.