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Irish Times
3 days ago
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Charles Byrnes says no one hurting more than son Philip after ‘soft unseat' at Wexford
Trainer Charles Byrnes has said no one is hurting more than his son Philip following the jockey's controversial unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford on Wednesday. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board is carrying out an investigation into the incident that saw Philip Byrnes unseated from his father's runner at the final flight of a claiming hurdle race. Redwood Queen, who had drifted in betting for the contest, looked to have the race won until unshipping her rider. It allowed the odds-on favourite Beacon Edge to win. The incident has generated significant comment including immediately afterwards on Racing TV where it was described as a 'soft unseat' by one pundit although the race-day stewards at Wexford reviewed the unseating they took no further action. However, the IHRB has subsequently opted to carry out a review of the incident. READ MORE Lots of online discussion following the opening race at Wexford earlier, and our team look back at the incident — Racing TV (@RacingTV) Charles Byrnes defended his son on Friday, arguing it is clear what occurred at the final hurdle. 'It's obvious what happened. He was trying to get the mare to go in and pop it, because obviously she had the race won, and she came up out of his hands and blew him out of the saddle. There's no one hurting more than Philip about it,' the Co Limerick trainer said. He declined to comment further on the matter. Redwood Queen started a 13-2 shot for the race but traded at cramped odds 'in running' before Byrnes (25), was unseated. The IHRB declined to comment on the matter on Friday but a regulatory body spokesperson previously said: 'We note the position of the race-day stewards following their review of the incident. We can now confirm the matter is down for review by an IHRB senior racing official.' Redwood Queen was subsequently claimed out of the race by new trainer Cian Collins for €6,000.
Irish Times
4 days ago
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- Irish Times
IHRB to review controversial Philip Byrnes unseating at Wexford
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board plans to review a controversial race at Wexford on Wednesday evening when jockey Philip Byrnes was unseated at the final flight of a Claiming Hurdle contest. Redwood Queen, trained by the jockey's father, Charles Byrnes, looked to have the race won only to unseat the rider at the last obstacle. It allowed the odds-on favourite Beacon Edge to win. Byrnes came under heavy criticism on social media and it was described as a 'soft unseat' in subsequent coverage on Racing TV. The — Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) Redwood Queen had drifted in betting for the race and was returned a 13/2 shot. READ MORE The stewards at Wexford reviewed the unseating and considered the matter but took no further action. However, an IHRB spokesperson said on Thursday morning: 'We note the position of the race day stewards following their review of the incident. We can now confirm the matter is down for review by an IHRB senior racing official.' After the race, Redwood Queen was claimed by trainer Cian Collins. Redwood Queen won five races during her career with Charles Byrnes. The Co Limerick trainer has enjoyed top-flight success during his chequered career but has also been involved in controversy, most famously in relation to his runner Viking Hoard being 'nobbled' with a sedative at Tramore in 2018. The notorious case saw Byrnes suspended for six months for being seriously negligent in leaving Viking Hoard unattended for some periods of time at the Tramore stable-yard. The horse was subsequently found to have raced with 100-times the safe limit of the sedative ACP in its system having been doped by an unidentified third party. He was pulled up in the race.
