The Stewards have interviewed Trainer R Gibson regarding an application to remove the blinkers from ALL YOU KNOW in this race.  ALL YOU KNOW was successful at its most recent start on 23 May 2018 when carrying blinkers and a hood.  Also interviewed was Jockey D Whyte who rode the horse when last successful and also rode it in a barrier trial on 29 August 2018.

Mr Gibson said that last season ALL YOU KNOW was relatively inexperienced and benefited from wearing blinkers.  He said this season ALL YOU KNOW is more mature and he no longer believes that the blinkers are necessary for the horse to focus in its races.  He added that as ALL YOU KNOW is to race over 1650 Metres in its resuming race this season, he felt that the continued use of the blinkers may result in the horse travelling too keenly and for this reason he removed the blinkers from the horse when it barrier trialed in the lead up to this race.  He said on that occasion ALL YOU KNOW barrier trialed well and was tractable throughout.

Jockey Whyte agreed with Mr Gibson that he did not believe it was necessary for the blinkers to remain on ALL YOU KNOW having regard to the manner in which the horse finished off its most recent barrier trial.

Having regard to the submissions of Mr Gibson and Jockey Whyte and after viewing the footage of the barrier trial conducted on 29 August 2018, the Stewards acceded to Mr Gibson’s request for the blinkers to be removed from ALL YOU KNOW in this race.  The horse will continue to wear a hood as it has done in a number of previous starts.