Having decided to have a few punts this week i've watched the racing closely over the last two days. I've been increasingly put off with the jumping races as the death toll from falls just keeps rising.
Is it me or do the Big fences at the back end of a race, seem to be there purely to bring down horses, thus adding to the excitement. I noticed the opening billing for the festival that comes on straight after the adverts seems to feature many falls - surely this sort of sensationalism is wrong?
Having now seen several horses twitching on the ground prior to being shot has put me off all but flat racing.

