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'He's a little tiger' - Olly Murphy and Charlie Swan look back on a big weekend

Evan Williams, Tim Vaughan and Sky Bet's Stuart Jones complete our panel

Defi Du Seuil (right): must run in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham in March according to Charlie Swan
Defi Du Seuil (right): must run in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham in March according to Charlie SwanCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

What did you make of the circumstances surrounding the void race at Sandown?

Stuart Jones, Sky Bet trader I have sympathy for both parties in what was a very sad and thankfully rare situation, but clearly there are lessons to be learned and hopefully we can avoid a similar outcome in the future.

Olly Murphy, trainer A strange one. I feel for the lads who were banned, as they will miss out over a very busy time. One thing I think they could do is change the stop flag to red. The horses got very hard races for no benefit.

Charlie Swan, legendary jockey It’s unfortunate and it’s unfair on the riders that there’s only one yellow flag raised when a scenario like this arises. You’d imagine there should be three or four flags to make sure every rider takes notice of it. Even if it was a black-and-white checkered flag or a red one, jockeys could associate it with the race ending. It’s criminal they’re facing ten-day bans.

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Published on 8 December 2019inFeatures

Last updated 19:37, 8 December 2019

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