THIS is the moment ‘absolute mayhem’ broke out as two jockeys ended up riding the same horse in a chaotic Ludlow pile-up.
Three jockeys hit the deck but thankfully all were up and moving after an action-packed end to a mares’ novice hurdle on Thursday.
The chaos started when jockey Bass went flying after his horse appeared to clip heels
The leader tries to take the wrong course and crashes through a rail – sending her jockey out of the saddle
Davis then ends up riding the same horse as Bellamy, with both jockeys on the same runner at the same time
Davis falls off moments before Bellamy is unseated as well
Bellamy was the third jockey to hit the deck within a matter of seconds
The chaos started when David Bass was sent flying from Von Hallers after she appeared to clip heels with another horse rounding the home bend.
He was sent spiralling to the turf head-first as leader Faha Belle was in the process of taking the wrong course.
That horse crashed through the running rail and jockey Daire Davis was sent flying – only to end up literally riding Kit’s Coty.
For a split second Tom Bellamy, Kit’s Coty’s jockey, and Davis were BOTH riding the same horse.
But then Bellamy got unseated and crashed to the turf as the remainder of the horses thundered over the top of him.
It was a minor miracle that Racing TV reported all jockeys and horses were unharmed after the flashpoint.
The race was eventually won by 28-1 outsider Victoria Milano for jockey Jack Tudor and trainer Alastair Ralph.
But it will be remembered for what the commentator described as ‘absolute mayhem’ near the end.
Reacting to the footage as it happened, one punter said: “What on earth has gone on at Ludlow there!?”
Another punter wrote: “Mayhem at Ludlow.”
One comment read: “Mayhem at Ludlow then, what were the jockeys doing? Caused a bit of a pile-up.”
And a fellow punter wrote: “Just seen that race at Ludlow, wtf!”
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