'Wrong' horse wins a race at Yarmouth

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'Wrong' horse wins a race at Yarmouth

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Mack. View member profile	Jul 28 2017, 12:13 PM Post #1
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,592 User: 12,915	A tale befitting of a Dick Francis novel brought unexpected drama to a sleepy summer card at Yarmouth on Thursday when the 50/1 winner of the opening contest was subsequently found to have been year-older stablemate Millie's Kiss. Favourite-backers were left fuming after the race after the odds-on Fyre Cay was confirmed more than hour after the race was over to have been beaten a neck by Millie's Kiss, a 70-rated three-year-old due to run later on the card, rather than cheaply-bought debutante Mandarin Princess. Both horses were trained by Charlie McBride, but a mix-up in the racecourse stables saw the wrong horse saddled up and make a winning debut under John Egan. https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/&#...-yarmouth/91321 What are your views on this bizarre incident? Surely the stable lass should have been able to tell the horses apart.


Mack. View member profile	Aug 11 2017, 12:34 PM Post #2
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,592 User: 12,915	Charlie McBride will pay part of fine for wrong horse fiasco out of winnings • Trainer had ‘fun bet’ of £10 each-way on 50-1 ‘winner’ at Yarmouth • Disciplinary panel had ‘some difficulty’ in believing handler’s story Horse ended up being disqualified.