'He was flying, he could be an unbelievable horse' - Moore rues Goshen unseat

Jamie Moore on Sunday admitted his unseat from Goshen when clear at the final hurdle and on route to victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival will “take a while to get over” with the rider still upset at “having let people down”.

This comes despite Moore having viewed footage of the incident which shows Goshen trapping his hind and front shoes together after jumping the hurdle – unbalancing horse and rider – and an outpouring of support for the rider from professionals and fans over the weekend.

Jamie Moore tries to hold on to Goshen, who is clear in the Triumph HurdleCredit: Dan Mullan

Moore said: “I’m just gutted it happened really but it doesn’t change the result [seeing the video]. It’s frustrating. At the start I thought I was okay even though he paddled at the hurdle. I thought I had it as I went straight up and was coming back down on him, but then he jinked again and that’s what’s sent me the wrong way.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before and he did remarkably well to stand up at all. I’ll probably watch racing for another 40 years and never see the likes of that again, but ultimately I wanted to win the race and I didn’t.

“He was putting in a mighty performance and that’s the hardest thing to take. Everyone at home had put in so much with him to get him to peak on that day and to feel like you’ve let everyone down, which is how I feel, is gutting.”

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Goshen had been sent off favourite to capture the Triumph Hurdle and was in the process of demolishing his rivals when making the mistake, which allowed Burning Victory to come through and land a shock success.

Moore was stunned by the manner in which Goshen had taken the field apart and had been deceived into thinking his advantage was less than it was prior to the last hurdle.

“The amazing thing is he was still quickening into that hurdle,” Moore said. “I’ve never let the horse down before and this was the first time I pushed him and he was flying; he could be an unbelievable horse for us.

“I didn’t think he was as far clear as he was. I was half looking at the big screen and from the angle I was at it looked like Harry [Skelton on Allmankind] was a lot closer than he actually was. I kept the revs up on him, he was on a good stride and I’m a positive rider anyway.”

Goshen and Jamie Moore before winning at Sandown in DecemberCredit: Getty Images

He added: “I’m gutted for the horse because he should be unbeaten and he deserves to be. People say you’ve got to look forward, and I get that, but there's only one Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and that’s a special race to win. We’ll never have that with him now."

Moore was visibly upset in the aftermath of the fall and was consoled on course by a number of current and former colleagues, including Sir Anthony McCoy, who left his position on the ITV Racing rostrum to race over and put his arm around the rider.

On Saturday evening, Moore posted a message on Twitter saying he was “genuinely so sorry to everyone I let down” and on Sunday expressed surprise at the support he received.

He said: “I put something up on social media and I was amazed by the response from people. I wasn’t doing that looking for any sympathy from anyone, it was because I felt I’d let people down and I wanted them to know that; the owners, the staff, my Dad, the punters.

“I definitely don’t need any sympathy from anyone and I’m a tough enough lad to know what happens, but it’s still tough to take and I’ll take a while to get over it.”

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