Little Red Riding Hood - question

[Snoopdog]

ITV racing keep telling us that red hoods are used as pacifiers in the paddock and taken off at the start.

I keep seeing horses racing in red hoods, eg on Tuesday 13th, if I remember correctly:

1. Southwell 2.00  number 2. Stallone

2. Southwell 4.00 number 14. Witten Broadcast

Are ITV telling us the full story?

 

 

[MCLARKE]

I assume that is a visor rather than hoods, there are lots of different headgear that horses use, generally I mark them as a negative