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I just wanted to express my gratitude to Cheltenham racecourse for taking action in making their hurdles safer. As a result of the injuries/deaths in the Fred Winter juvenile hdl, they will now be using hurdles without extending uprights. I am not entirely sure about the other horses that sadly met their demise but I do know that Gardasee’s injury was a direct result of an upright at the last. You can clearly see him on the video jump the last cleanly, but sadly over an extending upright and then see it produce a nasty gash in his leg with skin flapping  as he runs to the winning post.
He has been under constant veterinary supervision since, including 2 operations, but gladly he seems to finally be on the mend. I have attached two pics….not for the faint hearted, but it does show the kind of damage a simple upright will make, and it delights me that Cheltenham have consented to take this action.
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7-6-06 pre 2nd op
27/7/06 post op
That is horrible naps, what’s the prognosis for this fine young hurdler? He really looks/looked to have the scope to make a nice chaser, will he race again?
Colin
At this stage we are optimistic that he will race again. He is still at Newmarket in the hands of the vet where he has recently begun swimming and exercising on the walker. Obviously things will be clearer once he gets home, but if all continues as planned we hope to see him race again by around xmas. The plan was to go chasing with him this season but will leave that in Tom’s capable hands.
I’m glad to hear all is now well with Gardasee after what looks a very nasty looking injury. :(
Cheltenham have definitely made an excellent decision.
Good luck with Gardasee when he appears on the racecourse next, and let us know how he’s getting on in the run up to his first run after injury :) .
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