PUNTERS reacted with fury after a jockey ‘fell off’ an odds-on favourite who hit 1-100 in-running when leading at the final fence.
Sean Quinlan cleared the last jump aboard the 2-9 shot Telhimlisten in the 1.40 race at Sedgefield.
Telhimlisten and Sean Quinlan had the race in the bag approaching the last
The 2-9 favourite got in tight and made a slight mistake at the final fence
And a few strides after the obstacle Quinlan fell from the saddle
Punters were furious at the unseat – with Grey Skies going on to win the two-runner race
But a few strides after the last, and with the two-runner race apparently in the bag, he fell from the saddle and crashed into the turf.
On the head-on angle, you can see the horse jink to his left, with Quinlan being sent the other direction out of the side door.
It caught commentator Richard Hoiles completely by surprise – and left some in-running punters with severely burnt fingers on Betfair.
It sparked a huge backlash from fans on Twitter, who claimed Quinlan’s unseat looked ‘suspicious’, though some sympathised with him after seeing the head-on.
One said: “He literally just fell off the horse.”
Another added: “This looks suspicious but he’s nearly took a kick to the head – can’t imagine he’s meant to do that.”
While another joked: “That’s a worse dive than Salah.”
Sean Quinlan is one of the leading jockeys based in the North of England.
He has ridden over 400 winners during his career, including 63 so far this season, with his biggest success coming in the Scottish Grand National in 2019 aboard Takingrisks.
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