Fairness and common sense sadly lacking in Gowran case

It really is some mess now. Remember, we wrote here a couple of weeks ago regarding what could be best described as a nothing race at Gowran Park on March 11.

In a four-horse affair, Dicosimo (7-4), fell at the sixth fence, leaving 8-15 shot General Principle to beat the 25-1 no-hopers, Cloudy Morning and Theturnofthesun, by nine lengths and half a length.

The contest wasn’t worth a second thought, until the Gowran stewards flexed their collective muscles and arrived at conclusions that made little or no sense.