Is that egg on your face, sir? Stewards have given Michelle Payne the all-clear over her ride on Rebel Truce at Sandown-L on Jan 23. But they reckon she made a mistake in not taking the horse to the outside instead of the inside in the straight. Stewards opened an inquiry after the3YO finished sixth in the Rancher Super VOBIS Handicap (1300m. Michelle told the hearing that she had ridden the colt quietly at his previous start at Warrnambool before improving her position by making her run wider.
Is that egg on your face, sir? Stewards have given Michelle Payne the all-clear over her ride on Rebel Truce at Sandown-L on Jan 23. But they reckon she made a mistake in not taking the horse to the outside instead of the inside in the straight. Stewards opened an inquiry after the3YO finished sixth in the Rancher Super VOBIS Handicap (1300m. Michelle told the hearing that she had ridden the colt quietly at his previous start at Warrnambool before improving her position by making her run wider. Rebel Truce had hung inwards considerably under pressure over the final 200m. She elected to ride Rebel Truce close to the rail at Sandown-L. Stewards said they believe she erred in the early stages of the straight when she should have persisted on Rebel Truce to the outside of Sophrosyne which would have given her a greater opportunity to gain an uninterrupted run to the finish line.