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It might have riled Matt Chapman but Colin Keane's call-up makes perfect sense

Colin Keane takes over from Rob Hornby on Westover for the Irish Derby. A good jockey being replaced by a better one. No big deal. Or so I thought.
It seems the change of rider has riled plenty and nobody has been more miffed than Matt Chapman, who tweeted on Wednesday: "Owners of course can do what they want and no doubt Rob Hornby will take the decision like the good man he is. But cannot say in the strongest terms how unfair of Juddmonte to take him off Westover. Just wrong imo. Yeeehaaa!"
Chapman even doubled down on Thursday, claiming the small field made it "even more ridiculous" as Juddmonte were "basically giving" a Classic to someone who'd had nothing to do with the horse.
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