Chaos at start of Cheltenham Festival day four as horse Jupiter Du Gite refuses to stop during false
CHAOS engulfed the start of Cheltenham Festival day four.
That's after a horse refused to stop following a false start.
The opening 1.30pm Triumph Hurdle saw riders line up for the first race on Friday.
But a false start saw the jockeys speed off before the whistle had been sounded.
Almost all the horses were quickly halted in their tracks.
Yet one other had lofty ideas.
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Jupiter Du Gite hilariously refused to play by the rules.
And instead of returning to base with the other horses, he instead took off galloping down the course.
Jupiter Du Gite was eventually calmed down before slowly making his way back to the start line.
But his early enthusiasm looked to have worked against him, with Jupiter losing out in the actual race to Lossiemouth.
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Fans certainly found the scenes amusing.
One said: "Jupiter Du Gite taking off halfway down the course there."
Another declared: "Hahahahaha I took Jupiter Du Gite and he has ran half the course at a false start."
One noted: "Jupiter Du Gite bless him."
Another added: "Get a grip Jupiter Du Gite."
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