CONNECTIONS of He's Remarkable are considering an appeal against the stewards' decision to uphold a protest against the Kiwi galloper in Perth's Railway Stakes, reports The Age. It says: He's Remarkable was first across the line in the group 1 at Ascot on Saturday but was demoted to runner-up following a successful protest against Kerrin McEvoy from Shaun O'Donnell, who rode second past the post Luckygray. Roger James, trainer of He's Remarkable, was shocked his horse lost the race and subsequen
CONNECTIONS of He's Remarkable are considering an appeal against the stewards' decision to uphold a protest against the Kiwi galloper in Perth's Railway Stakes, reports The Age.
It says: He's Remarkable was first across the line in the group 1 at Ascot on Saturday but was demoted to runner-up following a successful protest against Kerrin McEvoy from Shaun O'Donnell, who rode second past the post Luckygray.
Roger James, trainer of He's Remarkable, was shocked his horse lost the race and subsequently approached stewards to inquire about his appeal options. ''I went to the stewards an hour afterwards and asked what avenues were available to me for the likes of an appeal - and I questioned them on it - but they gave me a very strong indication the only way was through a procedural error and not the decision itself,'' he said. James has since been in contact with a legal professional in Western Australia who advised him differently, and he said connections were now seriously considering whether to appeal the protest decision.