Here’s something interesting I found out about before the podrace. The brief scene where Shmi tells Anakin to be safe before the race was not included in the original theatrical cut of the film in 1999. Apparently, the VHS version doesn’t include the scene either, but it was first seen on the first DVD release in 2001. The Phantom Edit also doesn’t have the scene either, but Mike J. Nichols did remove the pack animal farting in Jar Jar’s face (a removal that I’m 100% sure every fan edit of Episode I does for obvious reasons 😛).

However, I do believe the pre-race montage does work slightly better without Shmi ensuring Anakin to be careful, mainly because she asks Qui-Gon later on if he’s nervous. She may know the answer since she just talked with her son. It’s not that critical of a removal, but it is one that could be suggested, since it wasn’t originally in the theatrical release. Check out the original Phantom Edit to see how the scene plays out without the scene.