{"id":288734,"date":"2023-09-15T15:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288734"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T15:36:46","slug":"mike-dean-endures-emotional-rollercoaster-as-his-horse-finishes-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/horse-racing\/mike-dean-endures-emotional-rollercoaster-as-his-horse-finishes-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Dean endures emotional rollercoaster as his horse finishes second"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mike Dean walks away with \u00a35k prize after enduring an emotional rollercoaster as his horse finishes second at St Leger Festival&#8230; but fans notice something new about his appearance<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mike Dean has part ownership of horse Jump The Gun as part of a syndicate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The ex-ref lost out to first place \u00a311,500 prize, but still came away with \u00a35,438<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>After seeing footage of Dean watching on, fans start to question his appearance\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Premier League referee Mike Dean endured an incredible run of emotions as he watched his racehorse finish second at the St Leger Festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dean was pictured at the Doncaster Racecourse watching his co-owned horse, Jump The Gun, which he bought as part of a syndicate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The race itself went down to the wire with the ex-ref seen energetically running up and down the side screaming his jockey on.<\/p>\n<p>Jump The Gun was pipped at the finish and came away with second place, missing out on the \u00a311,500 prize for first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/15\/75475415-0-image-m-33_1694787854215.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has become part of syndicate that owns racehorses<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the race, Dean said: &#8216;She hasn&#8217;t run that well, she had a few problems with joints and things but put the blinkers on today for the first time and ran a cracker so I&#8217;m really pleased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thought it was just going to get there [to first place] but I&#8217;m so pleased we&#8217;ve had a good race. Made up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I used to be involved with racing maybe ten or twelve years ago, I started my own syndicate but that didn&#8217;t really work out so I didn&#8217;t do anything for 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I got in touch with Alex last year, got involved in three horses with him with the syndicate he&#8217;s got so good hobby and good to get out.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However Dean and his co-owners did still walked away with a tidy \u00a35,438 from their horse and will be pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile fans\u00a0have taken to social media to theorise the former referee has had his teeth done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top messages in the comments section exclaim: &#8216;Turkey teeth&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fans also wrote: &#8216;Has he been to Rylan\u2019s dentist&#8217; and &#8216;Has Mike had his teeth done!!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/15\/75475391-12523227-image-a-35_1694789426150.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dean\u00a0started his career as a referee in 2000 and took charge of 553 Premier League matches.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-12523227\/Mike-Dean-walks-away-5k-prize-enduring-emotional-rollercoaster-horse-finishes-second-St-Leger-Festival-fans-notice-new-appearance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mike Dean walks away with \u00a35k prize after enduring an emotional rollercoaster as his horse finishes second at St Leger Festival&#8230; 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