I take it you never saw an assistant starter at Sha Tin or Happy Valley decide grabbing a broom and using it to whack a horse in the hind quarters with a jockey still in the irons was a good idea?
Post #84 back on page 6 here:
http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/s...=152130&page=6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff P
Sun 06-12-2022 Hastings R4
While watching the head on of the gate load:
#9 CAROLINA GENT resisted going into the gate.
One of the assistant starters jogged around to the front of the gate like he was about to open the stall doors so they could coax the horse in that way.
But one of the other assistant starters dashed off to the left and disappeared from view out of the camera shot.
About three seconds later he dashed back into the camera shot holding a broom.
And promptly began whacking the horse in the hindquarters with the broom while Learie Seecharan was still in the irons.
From my vantage point that did not go well...
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