Ken Slack has an interesting 12-1 shot running in North Yorkshire, plus the need to avoid disaster at the Grand National
As is his wont, Julian Muscat has made an excellent point in today’s Racing Post, pointing out the possibility for headline-grabbing calamity in the new post-race procedures for the Grand National. While there’s lots of sense in dismounting the horses on the course and taking them immediately to the cool-down area, there is none in then asking the winning jockey to carry his own saddle for about 200 yards through crowds to the winner’s enclosure before he can weigh in.
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