Jockey stopping a horse from winning (Lingfield Greyed A) 

This horse has had breathing problems when in Ireland.He had a soft pallet op after this race then upped a further 6f and won.There is absolutly zero evidence of the horse been stopped in this race but to the untrained eye everything looks different.

Yeah if you look at the 3 horses that were up front early they all pulled up they just went too fast in sticky ground. Your just talking through your pocket

Been studying horse racing since 1978 and it’s plainly obvious that this horse wasn’t going to get a place a long way from home . A lesser jockey would have flogged it , but Richard looked after it and saved it for another day which I,m sure connections were very happy with !

This is a reason why he is a champion! He felt something from the horse that we did not detect on screen and the part that is noble about pulling him up was not injuring the horse, himself or anyone else on the course! It's refreshing to see a race where the concern is for the horse and not the purse!

you sound the type of gambler who wants to see the jockey flogging his horse to exhaustion just for the sake of a few quid. Pitiful

greyed a was a decent hurdler, this was his first attempt chasing, lingfield is quite a stiff chasing test,especially when testing ground conditions. Looked like the horse was lacking confidence in its jumping which Richard Johnson was responsive to, hence being pulled up

You can see at 2:47 that the horse is really tiring, and has a hard time clearing that jump. Sorry you lost some $, but good on the jockey for keeping the horse's health in mind.

Woah, a jockey that cares about his horses health.

Someone lost a bet methinks and is a little bit bitter about it! 😂

You want to give up betting ffs he did nothin wrong

The horse was tired hadn't a chance Richard done noting wrong

The jockey knew the horse couldn't make it.

Greeting from Ireland: Seriously are you kidding us, did you not see the steam pumping out of him 4 out, the horse was obviously in need of a run. Sounds like you have an unhealthy ulterior agenda suggesting the horse was pulled, I'm not saying it still doesn't go on but was obviously not the case on this occasion.

Complete bollocks, the horse was not travelling and lost touch, you don't start pushing and hitting a horse that clearly has nothing to give.

Cant see how you can say this when there are 4 Horses doing the same

Just wasn’t travelling well. He was bumped a couple of times but didn’t respond. Can’t win them all buddy.

Didn't see anything here that l don't see every day. It's obvious that the jockey felt the horse wasn't travelling and didn't punish it. It ends up being pulled up.

If you'd done some actual research (I know that's not a word you know) you'd realise that this was the horse's debut over fences. He was joint top weight in a novices handicap chase. He started to drift back down the field and then made a mistake down the back straight (which somehow you missed).

Geez you obviously lost money on the race then lol Have you ever ridden a horse ? Jockey obviously knew no point in pushing it, they are not machines and can have off days just like humans.

A horse who wasn't happy. A good jockey looks after a horse. A disgruntled punter, who has little idea, will complain.

Good grief, it's not like Greyed A was the only horse that was pulled out. Do you not care about the other 2 or 3 because you didn't have bets on them, too? Whinging.

I recall that horse won a couple of races prior to this run and the reality is winning races or going close can take its toll on some horses especially low grade ones.

Whilst I agree racing, particularly NH, is still far from being completely straight, there isn't anything underhand going on here imo. Everyone is entitled to their view though, obviously.

I backed that horse that day and i back him next time out at Plumpton with Johnson on board and he won but i must say you haven't a clue about horses if you think Johnson stopped him that day...

Richard Johnson is not bent, which makes this video meaningless.

What a a dumb clip / assertion against the jockey. The jockey like 3 or 4 other jockeys in this race were looking after the we'll being of the horse(s) first and foremost.

I always remember what an old friend of mine used to tell me,,,,Horseracing and betting on horses, are two different things,,,,,its so true and so hard for the jockeys to ride a winner,,,,such a hard game,,,,,

Beat fair and square. The horse wasn't jumping cleanly so therefore every time he jumped poorly he lost ground and energy.

You do realise right that "stopping" a horse means to prevent it winning when it could have? At no time in the race did Greyed A ever look like winning and the fact that 7 runners from a field of 12 were pulled up, suggests the ground wasn't very good during this race. The horse was travelling well enough early on when they were not going at racing pace but later made a few jumping errors that caused it to drop back, and the fact that Richard Johnson pulled it up rather than giving it a hard race to still finish well beaten, meant it was able to win its very next race. The horse was 3/1f in this race and 15/8 2nd fav next time when it won, so it's not even as if they got a better price to have a gamble on the next time it ran. I also find it quite amusing that anyone would think Richard Johnson would wait 20 or so years to finally be crowned Champion Jockey and then suddenly start stopping horses!

horse had no stamina. It wasn't like he was trying to pull it up when lenghts ahead at the last.

You obv haven't been watching racing long.. im not denying horses get pulled, but this is not one of those cases clearly.. when a horse is pulled he never gets anywhere near the front, at any stage of the race..

the horse is a stayer preferring 3 miles or longer...... it has no pace for shorter

why is the course so narrow and fenced in, loose horses could cause mayhem

Didn't bet in this race so can give an impartial opinion. The view that the horse is tiring doesn't add up because at no time does Johnson apply any pressure to it to really find out if it's got anything left, not even 2 or 3 shakes of the reigns. That I'm afraid is very suspect. If it was a lesser known jockey on this horse I think this ride would be seriously investigated (I'm assuming it wasn't). What was the official explanation from the trainer and/or Johnson?

vigurious ?

So, you believe the jockey intentionally 'tanked' the race?

This is ridiculous. The horse won next time out off of a 2lb lower mark in deeper ground over further. What you're seeing here is a horse get outpaced in the middle part of the race and a jockey understanding that fact and being sensible instead of rowing the two ears off it and risking injury by throwing it at fences. It won 28 days later at a shorter price (drifting from 6/4 to 15/8) in a less valuable race under the same jockey. I've no doubt there's corruption in horse racing this certainly isn't an example of it.

Horse jumped poorly and hadn't the pace to go with the leaders. Dicky did the right thing by pulling up, but I still can see where your coming from. He never urged the horse forward so therefore stewards should have questioned Johnson over the ride given.

Did you lose money on it?

Completely sour grapes, this was the horses 1st attempt at chasing, likes to lead, but us also prone to getting lack lustre in its races and pulling up. Why it was 3/1 fav in this race is the big mystery, Johnson knows more about racing and how a horse feels or even rides, so never rode the hell out of it, as the horse wasn’t on a going day. Next time out at Fontwell with Johnson aboard over further on heavy the horse lead all the way, no abnormal betting patterns, opened up joint favourite drifted a tad and went off 15/8, nothing bothered the horse and allowed it an uncontested lead, unlike this race. It then won its next race at Fontwell, leading all the way again, this time with Twiston-Davies up top. All in all this horse PU 6 times in 22 rules races, so had a tendency to not have its whole mind on the job in hand.

Just back on big meetings i.e Cheltenham festival steer clear of small weekday meetings

This is rubbish, anyone can see that he nearly fell at one fence, wasn't running well at all

Wtf are you on about?? The horse went out like a light, also just cos you're putting up captions saying he's not making a move when clearly the jockey does get after him a bit, then you have a go at him for not making a move when the horse is detached tailed off?? Oh dear another punter didn't get a run for their free weekly sum £2 bet again

Just shows what little you know about riding in a horse race of any kind.

Nothing wrong there

It happens all the time across the board in racing, as there's too much money to be made from bookies to Jockeys and Trainers. More than the race itself is worth. So do you not think that a few of them are going to take the backhander, rather than try to win the actual race? I've seen races and dodgy results that you wouldn't believe over the years of watching Horse and Dog racing. Do we all stop gambling? Very rarely and if we do do, we end up going back to the bookies eventually. As long as there's extra money to be made on the side, you'll always have corruption in sport. Racing, is no exception!

I Dont buy it.....Too obvious to fish as far back as he did

The horse was fine and faster than the other this is like the government lies after lies he should never race a horse every again

It was pulled up but still trying to run!!!!!! I did it this day as well!!!

Maybe the horse just didn’t have the stamina

There’s nothing to see here you’re grasping at straws

Me thinks it’s running to free

The jockey did his job well you luckless winger

I backed it last week and bolted up...dicky Johnson , he wins when he wants , ducky Johnson, he wins when he wants. Same as Jim Crowley

Don’t see a lot wrong there just a tired horse on ground he obviously doesn’t like I backed him that day but I accepted defeat before 4 out

Pocket talk

Definitely agree, looks dodgy as hell, gets beaten out of sight after looking to be going ok without any encouragement from Johnson, and then miraculously bolts up next time out 😆🤣😂....yeah, that's as straight as Graham Norton 👍

i been watching racing 40 yrs grey ayed was good for few jumps but dont rekon it was pulled no way wasnt good enough more like had zero chance of winning , the horse has no stamina ,jump racing is hard work , evan watching it some days ,i dont think ive ever seen richard johnson pull a horse ,yes lose on a few maybe,ffs mccoys runners to winners record was shocking ,honest seen him first day to last ,gambling wise a no no ,brave 100% or dumb ,fucked if id doit , these jockeys literally risking there life ragging a horse when its had enough ,when there tired they nake erorrs and when that happens jockeys get hurt killed i seen some of best die ,like horses breaks you ,but thers days your pleased for the ones brave enough to riskit like mccoy fucking guts that takes , over years i seen a few cheat but not johnson i dont back him so not being biased either, now the likes of graham bradley he got caught theres videos on him ,that bloke was a cheat ,in with criminals thats why ,were theres money involved theres more scammers than in ghana , whatever race you bet on its a risk esp in jump racing ,i only bet on nh flat races , always do 3in chases and watch hurdlers a few times , i seen best part of 50-000 races easy and can assure you never seen richard johnson cheat on perpose ,not a prayer ,top jockeys who win titles dont and cant afford to cheat, if you was reserve in a team that was in fa cup final would you cheat to get in team so you could play ,maybe you would ,i wouldnt cus it aint the winning its the taking part that counts , has the clever chap who posted this video happen to check if greyed a yed like going ,by daylami ,need bogging going or very soft -heavy probly reason it ran so poor

A former jockey who i know once told me that betting on horseracing is a mugs game. I still do it for fun but he was right!

Pocket talking

Horses aren't machines. It might have spread a plate or something more serious. The well being of the animal comes first and foremost and is the jockey's responsibility when out on the course. Your opinion simply boils down to ignorance.

Horse racing is all bent anyway pal, save your money

Won next time out doing cartwheels!!

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you need to learn how to read a book before you try reading a race. That horse was not stopped. if you have a clue how to read form you will see that 2m4f was far to short a distance on soft ground. The horse needed 3m plus on heavy ground to see him at his best. he won his next 2 races over 3 miles plus but at no time was he gambled on. He simply could not go the race pace for a 2 and a half mile race. He is a slow boat and in my opinion the jockey did nothing wrong apart from not give the horse a hard race and save him for an other day. and there is no rules broken looking after a horse's future welfare.

😂😂 you lost a stack on him then. It weakened end of story. I remember this horse it won it's next two races 😆 he was still running in points until 2021.

Another horse what won next time.out after this video

talking outs your pocket

Sylvester de Souza does this all the time I will not put money on a race he is in anymore and to all those who say oh it’s the horses health etc etc. It isn’t at all

We know this goes on everyday just like to know when the dirtycunts are trying it’s a fucking disgrace

Poor to see I understand that. But it goes on every race every day, without this there wouldn't be any horse racing as owners wouldn't invest (some owners), prize money is horrendous compared to the cost of keeping a horse in training. Way to stop it: change the handicapping system drastically.However this race, dicky maybe felt the horse wasn't itself, meaning something could be wrong internally. He could have seen the horse bleeding. He could have felt something go. Or maybe he knew the horse had no more to give. There are much clearer evidence than this video.I have horses myself, Italian riviera and beeno

Went lame, guv

He never asked the horse for a effort they was all going ok on the bridle he never pushed or whipped it once just let it drift out of shot if the horse was struggling you would of seen it but no eventually comes round the bend pulled up he could of pulled up a lot earlier if the horse was distressed he stopped riding which actually causes the horse to make a mistake

Horse was beat fair and square was tired armchair jockeys never a fix!!

So you lost a bet - get over it!

So one of the 99% makes a video. 😁🤦‍♂️

You'd wanna go back to specsavers if you think he fixed tha race.the last few jumps he didn't jump overly well would of lost a lot of momentum,the horse found nothing off the bridle and the horse hated the ground by the look of it.watch racing day in day out theres no way he fixed the horse just wasn't good enough.me thinks your talking through your pocket pal

And he only got put up extra 4 furlongs and made all the time after lol sooo fixed

Horse wasn't jumping well

the horse was never going to win, it was gone a long way from finish, do not flog a dead horse,

In the early 90's I helped Dave Nevison set up his first Internet site called 'Racing Today'. He had a collaborator (apparently a titled fellow, who wanted to remain anonymous) who used to watch for horses that were being 'tenderly ridden' in the NH races. These were consequently targeted for opportunities for investment at later outings. One memorable horse "Where's the Mexican gone" at 66/1, there were many more. The fact that this horse (Greyed-A) won the next time out could be an indication of this but it could just have been having a bad day. Each horse has a unique personality and with some, you cannot force them to perform, they rebel and it can be difficult for the trainer to restore the animal if this is done. It is the ones that have not been heard of before that are the ones to watch for and this was always done early in the NH season, and you have to at the race to see its performance and pre race inspection in the paddock. I am reminded of one of Nevison's own horses 'Young Frederick, (trained by Karl Burke)' that ran on the all-weather and was charging home (at 33/1) when the jockey seemed to pull the horse right and it lost by a nose. Nevison was livid but couldn't prove a thing. Next time out Young Frederick was 4/1 in a night race at Wolverhampton and performed miserably. It was discovered that he had a hairline fracture in the leg that had been sustained in the previous race (I think it was Southwell). There is no doubt in my mind that corruption exists in Horse Racing but it is very difficult to prove.

You are wrong; simple as that.

You don’t know what your on about mate 😅

Jockey not to blame the horse slowed itself not the jockey definetly not richards fault not one bit the horse didnt want to go that bit after making mistakes richard johnson didnt get the horse to make the mistakes he was looking after the horses intrest thats why he pulled the thing up to say that he was cheeting the sport here was wrong by the people who backed him on the day and at the racetrack

He was outpaced after making mistakes. He's won twice since then when moved up in trip, over 25.5 and 26f. Stop doing silly videos cause you're out of pocket and stop gambling if this is where it takes you.

What a ridiculous video.

You 'wasted your time making this video which does n't prove anything. In this sport it's the betting companies who are robbing you and you have n't a clue. The whatever jockey-trainer antics are of second order importance.

You have no idea what you are talking about, your comments are embarrassing.

rubbish jockey, trainer, all cheating.

I can only agree with other comments on here. You lost money and blame a fine jockey who looked after a horse. Your claim is ridiculous, and, possibly tantamount to defamation to the character of Richard Johnson. Sorry to sound off like that, but people who publish such things obviously have no idea about the consequences of their actions. Thank you for your time...

Horse racing is the most cruet industry. dont no why people bother wasting there money. you can never win.

yet another gambler talking out of his pocket. if you cant take loosing dont gamble....the horse weren't jumping well and was tired so he went easy on him cause he knew he was emptying......only bet what you can afford to lose and stop crying about it

every sport is fixed.in horse racing its easier because there are lots of possibilities.as to this race who knows.how do you think England won the world cup in 66,it was nt skill.russia will probably win the next world cup.cricket,cycling,darts,snooker its all fixed.if theres a gamble there s always a fix,get over it an back outsiders.back draws in football,or don't bet but don't moan , jus get real and get in profit.

What a complete load of bollocks! You shouldn't be allowed to actually post shit like this! The fact that you lost a few quid is just tough luck- if the stewards had thought there was anything sinister, they would have pulled him in, and gone from there- to suggest he stopped it, was totally ludicrous. Surely if a jockey is going to stop one, he'd finish about 5th or 6th, appearing to be trying throughout, not tailing off where it's visible to everyone! The horse wasn't travelling...simple as.

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