The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the
winning post. From the center and outside of the ring all were crowding to the
winning post, and a group of soldiers and officers of the horse-guards were shouting loudly their delight at the expected triumph of their officer and comrade.
figure By DEJA VU An incorrect result was announced for the pound75,000 EBF Final at Sandown, after the judge based his decision on a photo-finish taken at the wrong
winning post.This prompted outrage from bookmakers who paid out too quickly.
RICHARD FAHEY did it again as 14-1 shot Third Time Lucky nicked the Cambridgeshire right at the
winning post from Master The World.
Elsewhere, Cleveland Hotel booked their place in the final of the Chuck Hepple Trophy with a 4-1 win over
Winning Post.
It appeared that Jacob mistook a path, several strides before the line, as the
winning post, before realising his error and riding out for a couple of strides more.
Mohammed al-Ramzani schooled Trompettiste (Xavier Ziani up) picked up speed even as the
winning post was fast approaching to nail the front-running Yes We Can Dream in the shadow of the
winning post.
Speaking to the CNN's
Winning Post shortly after Monterosso won the $10 million (Dh36 million) race, Shaikh Mohammad said: "We haven't won this race for a few years.
TOMMY Carr felt Cavan panicked when they saw the
winning post but was delighted to see the team come through against the odds.
AS far as the thousands of race-goers who attended the well-run Banwen Miners meeting at Pentreclwydau on Monday were concerned, the most important man on the racecourse was the judge John Morse whose job it was to decide which horse had passed the
winning post in first place.
"Unfortunately it has just come in thicker and thicker now and we couldn't see the start and the judge couldn't see the
winning post, so on account of safety we have had to abandon."
The ashes of the champion racehorse, who died at the Devon course last November, are buried by the
winning post at the racetrack in Cheltenham.