Punters who lost their dough when stewards made that incredible decision to 'sack' Marden from first place at Rosehill are not the only ones scratching their heads. Jockey Peter Robl was absolutely shocked. He says: 'In more than 20 years of riding I can't remember losing a race on protest, and to tell you the truth I didn't think I would lose that one...It was a bit of a shock but it had to happen eventually.' Not surprisingly, given the stewards' protest decision, Robl pleaded guilty to carel
Punters who lost their dough when stewards made that incredible decision to 'sack' Marden from first place at Rosehill are not the only ones scratching their heads. Jockey Peter Robl was absolutely shocked. He says: 'In more than 20 years of riding I can't remember losing a race on protest, and to tell you the truth I didn't think I would lose that one...It was a bit of a shock but it had to happen eventually.' Not surprisingly, given the stewards' protest decision, Robl pleaded guilty to careless riding and copped a 7 meetings suspension. What use would it have been to plead not guilty?
Despite his ban, Peter Robl will be able to ride on Saturday. He's booked for the Anthony Cummings-trained Shadows In The Sun in the Villiers. The SA Derby winner goes into the Villiers third-up after flying home when well-backed resuming to run 2nd to Ollie Vollie. Robl says: 'He's going just as well as he was first-up going into this race...He needs to get to the outside to show his best.'