HOW THICK IS THIS JOCKIE

I WENT IN TO CORAL BETTING SHOP TO PLACE A BET
AND WATCHED THE 1.30 RACE AT FAKENHAM RACE COURSE
THE FAV NUMBER 3 BENNY THE SWING WINS THE RACE BY 6 LENGTHS BUT
:X

THE JOCKEY BENTON POWELL FINISHED ON THE WRONG COURSE AFTER THE LAST JUMP

YOU READ ABOUT IT BUT TO WHITNESS IT .
I TAKE THE BOOKIES LOVE HIM AND THE PUNTERS CANT WAIT TO CATCH HIM

yep 14 day ban for Brendon (td)

He might need a compass but i can bear WITNESS that BRENDON can spell JOCKEY...

That spelling's pretty thick !!

I can bear witness that Bare Witness was quite an entertaining movie

Fuck sake chris i`m sure you have been cried worse than a cocky jockey before,Brendon was probably spending his present in his head during the race...

I think in the 1980 Olympics the Irish show jumper(s) were also disqualifed because they went in the opposite direction....

Well a show jumping course is hardly like a racecourse with jumps and guide rails.... and the course over show jumps can vary from Round 1 to Round 2, and then to the jump off - all over the SAME 25-30 obstacles. So the comparison is not quite fair. And calling a "jockie" thick, is like the kettle calling the pot black, when you can't spell. But then again, this site is becoming more well known for character assasination, than constructive dialogue. Very sad that, because it has SO much potential.

Mac Wrote:

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> I think in the 1980 Olympics the Irish show
> jumper(s) were also disqualifed because they went
> in the opposite direction....


That was in fact their Water Polo team and they weren't disqualified they withdrew from the event when one of their horses nearly drowned in a practise match

Titch Wrote:

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> > I think in the 1980 Olympics the Irish show
> > jumper(s) were also disqualifed because they
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> That was in fact their Water Polo team and they
> weren't disqualified they withdrew from the event
> when one of their horses nearly drowned in a
> practise match


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA .....{genteel burp.....smell of stale klippies wafts through the forum}

Wrong course drama at Fakenham for Powell

BY PETER SCARGILL 1:49PM 20 NOV 2012

JOCKEY Brendan Powell was left red-faced and banned for 14 days after taking the wrong course when well clear at Fakenham on Tuesday.

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Riding Benny The Swinger for trainer Chris Gordon and owner Les Gilbert, conditional jockey Powell went the wrong side of the divide at the end of the 2m½f handicap chase jumping the fence in front of the stands instead of crossing the winning line.
While racegoers and punters were left flummoxed by what had just happened, it appeared to have left Roc De Guye with the simplest of tasks to win the race for a third year running but he was nabbed on the line by Peak Seasons, who won by a nose.

The Michael Chapman-trained Peak Seasons was winning for the second time in as many days and provided his rider Gerald Galligan with only his second winner having been aboard 24 hours earlier.

Speaking from Folkestone, Gordon said: "I'm not going to shout at the boy, I'm going to let his father do that. Brendan will be gutted and the owner will be gutted and it is very upsetting.

"It's one of those things but it happens too often at Fakenham. It is a sharp course and if only they dolled it off on the last circuit so jockeys don't make that mistake."

Powell's father Brendan Powell snr wrote on Twitter: "He made a mistake. He's devastated. Only 17. I think that's enough abuse now. Thanks."


Tony Calvin: "a Betfair first"


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The stewards held an inquiry into the race and banned Powell for 14 days (December 4-17 inclusive) for taking the wrong course.

The stewards also looked into the ride of Adam Wedge on Roc De Guye and stipendary steward Tony McGlone said: "Obviously we looked at his ride but we were satisfied that he had ridden out all the way to the line."

There was £29,000 matched on Benny The Swinger at 1.01, the shortest possible price, on Betfair while £39 was matched on Peak Seasons at 1000, the maximum price available. Roc De Guye also traded at both prices.

Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin said: "I can't readily recall a race where two horses have traded at the minimum price of 1-100 and lost, and the winner has traded at 999-1.

"And certainly not a race when a horse - in this case, the runner-up Roc De Guye - has gone from 999-1 to 1-100, in a matter of seconds, and still lost. The race could well be a Betfair first."

Bookmaker Paddy Power paid out on Benny The Swinger as if he was the winner while Boylesports refunded bets placed on the unfortunate runner.

Powell's mistake is not the first to happen at Fakenham with Gold Cup and King George-winning jockey Sam Waley-Cohen riding a finish early in December last year. Denis O'Regan and Sam Thomas also made errors around the sharp course in 2008.

Moose thanks for posting and letting off the frustrations, and if you can"t spell jokey who cares at least the message came out loud and clear and thanks to Naresh for posting the responses.

It seems as if there is a problem with this track as the deed has been done before by more experienced jokeys than young Powell jnr.
Well it 's high time the Fukenham Race course did something about it or do they want a repetition, idiots.?:X

Really good to see some bookies refund and payout, so no conspiracies here.