But isn’t jumps racing an alternative for horses that would otherwise go to the knackery?

This is a common statement from the jumps racing industry, however CPR dissents such an argument. As stated above, most jumps horses will go to the knackery when their career is over anyway. Therefore, jumps racing is nothing more than a cruel detour on the way to slaughter in an attempt to get some more money out of the horse before it is considered useless.