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[Frano1982]

The stewards would of also considered the margin (9.4m) between the winner and fourth.... I am sure that they must be 100% sure that the interference cost that amount of ground before upholding.....

The margin is hard to work on considering the horse was just about flattened???

[Thevoiceofreason]

All is forgiven VVV clearly your eyes are gone the link to the head on is in my post.

If you can not see that I am not sure watching the replay will help.

[doinmabest]

I am sure the rules relating to protests say the stewards have to be sure the ground lost in an incident must be equal to or greater than the margin between the two...Bill (VOR) might know this better than I

[Triple V]

Indeed. Further to that it is, as I have said numerous times before, nothing short of an astounding thing that a horse on the lead in a close stretch drive will INVARIABLY drift INTO the path of a horse coming at it from behind...be it up the track if the challenger comes at it down the outside or down the track should the challenge come up the inside.
Bugger me! I wonder why that happens?
I guess it is some kind of a weird, super natural magnetic field thing.
In this instance we saw examples of both and all inside 150m from the wire.
How very fortunate we can once again count ourselves that this unexplained phenomenon has once again been captured & will be forever on file...if for no other reason than simply the sake of posterity.

[Triple V]

I am sure the rules relating to protests say the stewards have to be sure the ground lost in an incident must be equal to or greater than the margin between the two...Bill (VOR) might know this better than I

[VVV] That's correct Fred...it does...BUT that is a ridiculous concept in and of itself because in effect it dictates that if you are going to cause interference to one or more of your competition then you best make it a reallly good one and be sure to take the other horse/s completely out of play, make sure you knock them arse over head and they end up distanced as opposed to finishing a couple of meters behind you, because that way any protest lodged doesn't stand a chance and you'll get to keep the race.

[Thevoiceofreason]

I am sure the rules relating to protests say the stewards have to be sure the ground lost in an incident must be equal to or greater than the margin between the two...Bill (VOR) might know this better than I

Fred

The margin is an irrelevance in this case, I have no doubt had the 4th horse established rightful running to the inside of the winner before the interference the protest would have been up held.

I say this because of the full explanation in the report which to some lenghts to explain that it had fully established running.

The margin is considered only after the evidence establishes if the 4th horse was in the run and going to continue through unhindered if the leader does not shift back in, the head on replay shows without doubt this would not have happened.

[Thevoiceofreason]

[VVV] That's correct Fred...it does...BUT that is a ridiculous concept in and of itself because in effect it dictates that if you are going to cause interference to one or more of your competition then you best make it a reallly good one and be sure to take the other horse/s completely out of play, make sure you knock them arse over head and they end up distanced as opposed to finishing a couple of meters behind you, because that way any protest lodged doesn't stand a chance and you'll get to keep the race.

VVV

Now you are fighting a different battle in relegation verses protests .... not fair, your first post was this was not upheld because the winner was favorite and hence the protest was dismissed on that, the video proves that is in fact not the case..... play nice now stick to the point.

I will not led off the track of your post My name is VOR not Dizzy.

[Lucky Camilla"s Lovechild]

[VVV] That's correct Fred...it does...BUT that is a ridiculous concept in and of itself because in effect it dictates that if you are going to cause interference to one or more of your competition then you best make it a reallly good one and be sure to take the other horse/s completely out of play, make sure you knock them arse over head and they end up distanced as opposed to finishing a couple of meters behind you, because that way any protest lodged doesn't stand a chance and you'll get to keep the race.

Spot on VVV. Sets a dangerous precident. Whats 6 weeks when you can put a better driver on next couple of starts. Needs to be a substantial fine as well IMO. Is that what stewards define as foul driving?

[doinmabest]

Cheers Bill.........Thanks for the response

[2minuteman]

VVV

Now you are fighting a different battle in relegation verses protests .... not fair, your first post was this was not upheld because the winner was favorite and hence the protest was dismissed on that, the video proves that is in fact not the case..... play nice now stick to the point.

I will not led off the track of your post My name is VOR not Dizzy.

Geez mate,you'll cop it now.