Trainer disgusted with jockey

Josh Cartwright’s former mentor says he is astounded by the young jockey’s ‘‘brain fade’’ at the Adelaide races on Saturday.

Jamie Edwards, a Geelong trainer, said he couldn’t believe what his one-time apprentice did when he appeared to angle his horse, Senior Council, right out into two horses on the outside, Go the Journey and House Of Wax, and deliberately made contact with them.

At the same time, Cartwright’s girlfriend, Anna Jordsjo, 21 and also a jockey, was riding race favourite Murti for home, with a six-length lead at Morphetville.

Cartwright was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, reckless riding. Jason Holder, rider of the second affected horse, almost came off but managed to regather and stay on his mount.

Cartwright was apprenticed to Edwards at his Geelong stable for three years and Edwards currently has the jockey’s younger sister, Georgina, in his care.

‘‘It must have just been a brain fade. I can’t work it out. He was a hard-working, very pleasant boy when he was down here and I just feel it’s totally out of character.

‘‘I’ve tried to ring him but he’s appeared to have gone to ground and it’s probably best to close up shop for a little while,’’ Edwards said.

The trainer of Senior Council, John Peacock, said that he was ‘‘disgusted’’ with Cartwright’s ride and had told the horse’s Darwin owner that he ‘‘couldn’t believe what the jockey had done to his horse on Saturday afternoon’’.

Peacock said that his horse had pulled up sore in the shoulder where he had cannoned into Go the Journey and House Of Wax.

SA stewards found Cartwright had directed Go The Journey outwards at an acute angle in a reckless manner around the 200m mark. They opted to adjourn the inquiry to consider what penalty should apply. The stewards also stood Cartwright down from all riding including trackwork.