You can see what a brutal racecourse Southwell was, and is still. A serious redesign needs to be made.

I totally agree with you, love horse racing, but these horses were obviously tiring, and being a novice chase as well, they usually haven't a lot of experience over big fences, pity to push them to the point of refusing :-(

that's the best handstand I've ever seen @ 5.58 this video is legendary

"let's all refuse and not tell the jockeys"

Not to mention, the jockeys can be seriously injured and not know it until the adrenaline wears off.

Sad. Today 15: 50 at Fontwell , the winner was finished 7th but won the race because the other 8 horses ( 1 horse PU ) took the wrong course .

That shot of them in the back straight is an absolute classic.

Thankfully these type of fences are banned now.

Couldnt believe they were going and going and going.....no WONDER they were stumbling and falling !

that was insane.

You can lead a horse to a hurdle but you can't make him leap.

This looks more like something from Monty Python

Sometimes your race day just feels like this!

It's like the Benny Hill of horse racing😂😂

Excellent horses,that was not an easy race .Good stamina, training,jockey and foremost thought us art of life,which full of obstacles but slow and steady win the race.

Why not give the jocks the option of continuing the race on foot inside the inner rail - the track needs to pay off all exotic wagers :o)

the most bizarre thing I have ever seen in horse racing!

Poor horses. They're exhausted.

Give that man a Cigar....what clever thinking the punters who backed were saved...well done champ

i think this horse was the 1st horse to hit 1000-1 on betfair and win ,made front page news if I remember rightly

Been gambling since I have been knee height , Never seen a horse race like it , Definitely the business.🙂

I'll just say that the circuits aren't necessarily long by any means, but if the horses don't want to jump anymore, don't push them to jump anymore. Or this is what happens. The falls were just accidents (luckily not one horse was majorly injured), but the refusals were apparent and no accident by the horses. That's the que to stop. I'm not a person that wants to ban races or steeplechases or anything, but when the horses don't want to do it, I hate when they put pressure on them. And I also ha

Brilliant mc coy is an absolute legend down but not out never give up!!!!!

That is sad. Those horses must have been so tired after running for that long plus the wicked jockey beating the horse that had already refused one jump and thrown him off as if beating would give it more strength.

These horses need a touch of DNA from a great jumping 🐎 horse Red Rum

this was on the Tony McCoy DVD/Video The Real McCoy

i agree that injuries happen but in this kind of sport they are much more common because this is extremely dangerous to the horse and these horses start training way to young

YES!Really I never saw such race before

haha good on the horses! telling those jockeys enough is enough :)

Probably a track record for the slowest winning time for that distance.

This is southwell and yes the fences are stiff

Not happened for a long time. Re-mounting was banned 2nd November 2009.

I just want to say that I completely understand what you are saying, but many Thoroughbred's have gone on in their career as Olympic horses and many have won. My guess is that these horses were not properly trained for Steeplechasing, which caused them to refuse or trip over the jump. Either that, or their jockeys had them take off too soon or too late. But some Thoroughbreds just aren't cut out for Steeplechasing.

It looked like something was wrong with that grey horse before it even fell..

Only thing missing from that was Stuart Hall shouting ‘here come the Belgians!!’ 😂

If you ever watched the smartest horse ever video it's perplexing why these horses don't stop. Some horses are highly intelligent.

I watched this in the past but while watching it tonight I didn't realise McCoy jumped the fence he fell at again. I thought it would have been the next fence to restart in unless he had refused.still bonkers though

Smart horses know how to quit without injuries.

Everyone stop kicking off, racing is an amazing sport :) love it and my horse used to love it too, he is still hard to hold back sometimes

This would've caused havoc on Betfair....

I happen to like Steeplechasing because it's more exciting to watch then the regular gated races I think that in the USA there are very few tracks where they do it at that's why I can't wait for the weekend and TVG2 airing of the races from England and Ireland update TVG has changed to Fanduel and now they air International racing every morning

This is a ridiculously long race.

I've always wondered why horses do this

holy fuck have i never seen anything this crazy in my life of watching horse racing i bet the in play betting would of been manic lol

Who is the winner?

every trade,craft;profession,sport has an element of danger.Crazy batsmen used to face up to Roberts,Lillee,Thompson,Holding etc.without helmets,chestpads and such,What about F1 racers and Aussies Rules athletes

There is now a rule that jockeys are now not allowed to remount horses if they have fallen or unseated.

This sport needs to rethink itself.

Where are they doing 31 laps?

other than hoping all horses were ok this is just hilarious

amazing

@jayce2728 Ermm, you realise on the first falls they remounted.

This has got to be a goddamn first

Uhh just saying you cannot Scratch in the middle of a race....Only before the Post if a problem is apparent in the animal.

2:45 jockey in the back might be dead

unreal how much abuse was allowed in this race

Also am I right in thinking kauto star fell in a novice chase at Exeter once then remounted and only got beat a length or so?

This is so funny, those horses are awesome

seen a race when i worked in bookies 2016 think it was or 2017 similar thing all fell bar 1 obviously no remounting the lone horse got to the next fence and just refused the jockey kept takeing it back and forth for 15 minutes trying to get it to jump but nope lol in tthe end they just gave up

I don't like these races but you have to admit some of these jumpers jumped beautifully

why do jockey stand up in the saddle when the race is over? to stretch their legs? do their legs cramp up during the race? yes i have had several horses, but always wondered why they do this.

This race cracks me up, I think it's so funny 😂

Firstly I am glad no one or horse was injured in this race but it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen , all the horses falling is just so funny to watch ,classic

i agree

They should make races shorter. so they won't be so tired and hurt themselves.

@emma1997red If a horse doesn't want to race, it won't race. Horse racing is in no way cruel on the horses.

What a farce ... I backed a horse at ten to one and it came in at twenty past four

Wow 😯

I see the grey on the ground but dont know if they are helping him or killing him. There seems to be an inordinate amount of injured horses in this jump racing.

Tony McCoy jumps out of the ambulance and remounts and wins.

I work in a bet shop and even i don't agree with the jumps .. I don't mind the steeplechases. .I sit there watching threw gaps in my fingers . heartbreaking like .

That’s insane lol

...news to me ...no remounting.....those fences look stiff....no doubt been "modified" since.....part of the packagr nowadays....along with missing out half the fences when the sun comes out......or when the ground gets soft.......

Some days its just a matter of getting round, and at least Family Business was able to claim that personal victory. The track was wet and boggy - slow going and physically draining. I think that was the major problem with why so many horses and riders had a hard go of it. Even so, steeple chasing is a tough and dangerous sport - thus the reason it appeals to so many. If you have never ridden a steeplechase horse or even ran roads and tracks in a HT, you have no idea of the thrill this gives - not just for the horse! Yes - I can say without a doubt - the horses LOVE it. I can see why people would think otherwise, especially with some of the videos online, but that isn't a clear picture of this amazing sport and the incredible athletes it has.

Glad they stopped remounting

Omg

When horses conspire.

Hurdles venues developments future events in for heights a little too 1/5 ft

It's a cruel world

IT MAKES PEOPLE NOTICE XX

The ground was way too heavy as well. What happened to Red Radish? He refused and fell down behind the fence, he was the only one I didn't see get back up?

Horses were exhausted. I ran the steeple chase in college

Even funnier if a jockey remounted a different horse and won, would that count as the winner ? Now that is the sort of thing Benny Hill would do.

We love a good bet so haters go and get a grip

Focus would help tons.

So let me get this straight. All but one horse falls, some more than once. Two get back and ride, they fail. Only 2 horses still going in the end....how is this any kind of worthwhile race? How is this at all safe if almost every horse falls! Unbelievable...

I cant believe my eyes

that explanation wd stand if thats how they train them, i suppose it wd save on pulling on the horses mouth to slow them down, i wd like to hear from a trainer and/or jockey for this one....

HA oh yes it will!

A cood jockey wouldpu up after a horse pecks at a jump its going tired and fall imminent

I thought that dunaway with remounting horses

They broke the track record ?

How many horses died?

Obviously the assignment was too hard for the horses. Did they have any training?

What happened to red radish ? Didn't see him get up

Good

People saying horse racing is 'cruel' need to have a look at the protection laws for the horses so that they can make an informed decision. You are entitled to your opinion, but you should do some background reading instead of making a sweeping statement.

here is what really happened, after mc coy fell the other jokies tried to void the race as all of them had their money on mc coy

I love horses racing but this is a very uncomfortable watch. At least in 2019 remounting horses is not allowed and screens would have been put around the jockey. Can’t see much funny about this, other than that bugger AP getting another win!

Horses now have a Union