Jockeys give up and get off their horses as rules go out the window in race full of ‘mayhem’
THIS race full of ‘mayhem’ saw carnage unfold all over the track – as jockeys gave up and got off their horses mid-race.
Another who tried to carry on racing was duly dumped off his horse after the action was halted when someone took a wrong turn.
The mayhem broke out when the leading horse and jockey took the wrong course
One rider got off their mount while others circled – and another tried to jump a fence but fell off
The two jockeys who were unshipped watch on as the rest of the field start the race again
Footage of the race at the spectacular Merano racecourse in Italy has been shared widely online.
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The cross country contest looked to be going smoothly until the front runner missed a turning and went for the wrong fence.
Those in behind seemed to realise he had gone wrong and veered to their right sharply to jump a hedge.
But then, as one jockey got unseated, they all stopped and the horse and jockey who were leading turned back round to have another go.
They were eventually joined by the rest of the field, which included the rider who walked back holding his horse’s reins after being unshipped.
He looked to have given up entirely when one jockey saw his opportunity for an easy win and charged at the fence in front of the others.
But he soon ended up with egg on his face when he fell off after landing.
It was total chaos and no one seemed to have a clue what was going on.
Eventually, the five jockeys still on their horses decided to give it another go and set off racing.
While the two who had got off could only watch on as the rest thundered off into the distance.
Freddy Tett was one of the jockeys in the race, dubbed ‘mayhem’ by one publication.
He wrote in response to a clip of the bonkers race: “Sometimes I question what I’m actually doing.
“Was having a fantastic spin up to this point and so close to getting over and nicking the race. Alas not to be… try again next year I suppose.”
Fellow jockey Charly Prichard wrote: “I’ve watched a different horse every time and just keeps getting funnier.”
Another viewer said the video was ‘absolute scenes’ while a fellow punter wrote: “It’s like the bloody Crystal Maze this!”
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