IMO, the article in DRF is inaccurate. He absolutely did NOT break "several lengths behind all but one runner." He broke a fraction slow at most, but was hindered when the horse outside of him came in and slammed him. I'm not going to argue with the rider, as the head-on is tough to see, and if the gate malfunctioned in any way there should have been a refund ( if it did in fact malfunction ). However, exaggerating the circumstances doesn't help the story.
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