Espoir D'Allen

[LD73]

Desperate news, condolences to all connections.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/brilliant-champion-hurdle-winner-espoir-dallen-put-down-at-age-of-five/396565

[Ex RubyLight]

Poor horse, that’s very shocking. I thought and hoped he’d be back next year some time.
Too bad he didn’t get the much deserved credit for his CH win, as he was the type to become a multiple of the race anyway.

Rest in Peace Espoir D’Allen

[robinhill25]

This is a really tragic loss, not only for his trainer Gavin Cromwell and his team, and owner J.P. McManus, but also for jumps racing in general. As a young horse he showed astonishing pace in winning this year’s Champion Hurdle, and could have developed into another Istabraq or even better. I can’t remember such a promising jumps career being cut short so early since the death of another young Irish hurdler Golden Cygnet in the 1978 Scottish Champion Hurdle. RIP Espoir d’Allen and commiserations to everyone connected with your short but brilliant career.

[Gladiateur]

What a tragic day, with both Espoir d’Allen and Roaring Lion losing their lives.

R.I.P.

[befair]

Could have been one of the greats. So sad

[patriot1]

First and foremost it’s awful for the horse. To lose your life in such a freak way is hard to take.

For racing it’s a huge shame as we’ll never know how good he was.

RIP

[greenasgrass]

A lovely horse and the stable star; what a pity.

[Triptych]

What a terrible terrible day for racing.
Beautiful horse with so much more to give, so sad that he lost his life this way and at such a young age.

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[Triptych]

Racing has been dealt a cruel blow today taking the best of the best from both worlds of racing.
Both young horses who had so much of life ahead of them cruelly taken.
RIP Espoir D’Allen

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