IT was hardly surprising to learn that the Cheltenham stewards looked into the rides on Iroko and Delta Work in the Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase and the Cotswold Chase, respectively.

It was also no surprise that, despite the BHA’s Head of Stewarding Shaun Parker explaining that both rides were looked at due to the “[apparent] tender handling” given by riders Jonjo O’Neill Jr and Sean Bowen, the explanations of the jockeys were merely noted on the day.