Horse Racing
Basher Watts to appeal ‘farcical’ decision to demote horse in controversial race
The owner of Shes Perfect, the first-past-the post in the French 1,000 Guineas who was demoted to second, also claimed Zarigana was struck 12 times by Mickael Barzalona with his hand after he dropped his whip
An aggrieved Basher Watts has announced he will appeal the decision to demote his filly from first place in the French 1,000 Guineas. The social media influencer who runs his own horse racing syndicate had his first runner in a Classic when the Charlie Fellowes-trained Shes Perfect lined up in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at Paris-Longchamp on Sunday.
