David Kennedy

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Originally Posted by Itisi

Cant believed he only got six months.

I have never heard of anyone having the temerity to take a horse from the swab box !!....this is not the only recent case of someone getting off a hell of a lot lighter than most people expected, and it sure hasn't sent a great message.

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Originally Posted by Itisi

No matter what bull.... he tells,six years would be more fitting term.

Oh yeah, I'm all for harsh and deserving penalties. I just think the reason wasn't fear of a positive just sheer anger.

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Originally Posted by aussiebreno

Oh yeah, I'm all for harsh and deserving penalties. I just think the reason wasn't fear of a positive just sheer anger.

Guess we will never know and that is what pisses most people off anyhow good luck to him.

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Originally Posted by Itisi

Guess we will never know and that is what pisses most people off anyhow good luck to him.

This win was a huge form reversal from his previous runs.

I see that Michael Russo done a similar act and took his horse home before it was due to race, for what reason I don't know but the stewards wanted to pre race swab it. What the f... Is going on.

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Originally Posted by clumsy

This win was a huge form reversal from his previous runs.

Form reversal? He was second up from a spell first up he got well back an race wasn't run to suit they got home in 28 so was defiantly nothing wrong with his first up run... His last run before his spell may have been disappointing but apart from that his form has been near faultless for kennedy!

Itisi, 6 years a bit harsh for what I'm sure was just a brain snap does look bad but we will see next time the horse goes around A- how is performs ? B- how the swab goes cause I'm sure it will be swabbed and be be found clear of " rocket fuel"

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Originally Posted by Ev McKenna

Form reversal? He was second up from a spell first up he got well back an race wasn't run to suit they got home in 28 so was defiantly nothing wrong with his first up run... His last run before his spell may have been disappointing but apart from that his form has been near faultless for kennedy!

Itisi, 6 years a bit harsh for what I'm sure was just a brain snap does look bad but we will see next time the horse goes around A- how is performs ? B- how the swab goes cause I'm sure it will be swabbed and be be found clear of " rocket fuel"

Pretty much agree with this, especially the first bit re form reversal. Yes he was $28 but last season he won 6/17 so the horse obviously has some ability.
But as you've said, hard to make up ground in a quick last quarter first up, and the only other blotch in his record was 2 starts back when spelled (which indicates end of his tether or something wrong etc).

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Originally Posted by Ev McKenna

Form reversal? He was second up from a spell first up he got well back an race wasn't run to suit they got home in 28 so was defiantly nothing wrong with his first up run... His last run before his spell may have been disappointing but apart from that his form has been near faultless for kennedy!

Itisi, 6 years a bit harsh for what I'm sure was just a brain snap does look bad but we will see next time the horse goes around A- how is performs ? B- how the swab goes cause I'm sure it will be swabbed and be be found clear of " rocket fuel"

Why then would you take a horse away from the swabbing stalls.A non rusted on harness punter could only get one impression and that he was avoiding something. .Bad image for harness.I want anyone to be found using rocket fuel as you called it not to be banned for 6 years but for life.
We dont need cheats and as i was always told once a cheat always a cheat.

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Originally Posted by barney

Why then would you take a horse away from the swabbing stalls.A non rusted on harness punter could only get one impression and that he was avoiding something. .Bad image for harness.I want anyone to be found using rocket fuel as you called it not to be banned for 6 years but for life.
We dont need cheats and as i was always told once a cheat always a cheat.

Barney it is my humble opinion he took the horse out of the swabbing stall not from fear of a swab but because of sheer disgust his horse was disqualified but was still being swabbed. I'm not saying that makes it right or even contemplating that that's a reasonable excuse, but that was his reason imo.

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Originally Posted by barney

Why then would you take a horse away from the swabbing stalls.A non rusted on harness punter could only get one impression and that he was avoiding something. .Bad image for harness.I want anyone to be found using rocket fuel as you called it not to be banned for 6 years but for life.
We dont need cheats and as i was always told once a cheat always a cheat.

As stated in last post Kennedy has obviously had a brain snap as barney just stated it would be more due to anger/stress than fear of a positive swab but time will tell whether the horse proforms next start which I'm sure it will of they can fix the hanging problem the horse obviously had at Albury ...

I can understand his frustrations I also had a few bob on Falcoberigora and was ready to collect

I know that someone from the camp had told a mate, who passed on the 'quote' " to have something on this horse as we touched it up". It ran like it did and puts pieces together for me. Why else would you take such drastic measures?

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Originally Posted by Arnie

I know that someone from the camp had told a mate, who passed on the 'quote' " to have something on this horse as we touched it up". It ran like it did and puts pieces together for me. Why else would you take such drastic measures?

Don't believe a word of that, cause I'm sure if it was "touched up" it would of been alot shorter.. I really don't think there was any malice in it just a brain explosion from Dave out of frustration

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Originally Posted by remington

Don't believe a word of that, cause I'm sure if it was "touched up" it would of been alot shorter.. I really don't think there was any malice in it just a brain explosion from Dave out of frustration

Does it really matter what the cause was in my view the answer is no.

The stewards say swab the horse then the horse is swabbed.

Everybody can run the I had a brain explosion excuse D Kennedy got everyday of what he should have got regardless of the circumstances.

If not everybody would just be leaving the course because it suited them.

if he is a so called professional in the game..... then I say act like one.

Touched up may mean hit with a jigger of jack not drugged.

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Originally Posted by Thevoiceofreason

Does it really matter what the cause was in my view the answer is no.

The stewards say swab the horse then the horse is swabbed.

Everybody can run the I had a brain explosion excuse D Kennedy got everyday of what he should have got regardless of the circumstances.

If not everybody would just be leaving the course because it suited them.

if he is a so called professional in the game..... then I say act like one.

I think people are still allowed to put forward their opinion on why he did it when we've got people just assuming it was straight out fear of a positive swab.

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Originally Posted by barney

Touched up may mean hit with a jigger of jack not drugged.

My bad thought it was another person have an attack on dave and they boys.