'Absolute nightmare' at Musselburgh as racing abandoned seven MINUTES before the first after five failed inspections
01/03/2025 07:24 AM
THERE was a total shambles at Musselburgh as racing was abandoned just seven minutes before the first.
Five inspections were held in all plus a lengthy enquiry before the action was finally called off.
The first was already down to a match race after seven horses were withdrawn.
That contest was due off at 12.27pm – but word of the abandonment only came through at 12.20pm.
Punters were absolutely furious at the farcical scenes, with one labelling it all an ‘absolute nightmare’.
While Racing TV presenter Graham Cunningham at the track said: “It’s awkward. It’s not funny at all.
“If I’m in the stewards room, we started out with nine runners, we’re down to two in the first, we’ve now got a match.
“What if we send those two horses out and one breaks down – how does that look? It’s already failed two inspections today.
“Welfare, welfare, welfare, it’s been a huge thing for years now and we are on the cusp of the first race – welfare is plainly an issue.
“We’re less than ten minutes from the first race and it’s borderline embarrassing now.
“There will be plenty of people annoyed about this.”
More to follow.
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