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Moffatt sympathetic as weigh-in error causes No Hiding Place disqualification
Aidan Coleman: winning aboard Perfect Man at KelsoCredit: Grossick Racing 07710461723
No Hiding Place was stripped of his third-place finish at Kelso on Monday after jockey Charlotte Jones failed to weigh in after the race.
The 33-1 shot was having his first run for James Moffatt, having moved from Nicky Henderson’s yard last year.
In a momentary lapse of concentration from 7lb conditional Jones, she stepped into the ladies' changing room before weighing in after the 3m2f handicap hurdle, an action that results in disqualification.
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