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I was at Aintree on Friday and Saturday.
The mare, Jaunty Flight, was definitely okay. It looked bad as, having got to her feet, she appeared to collapse again, but fortunately recovered and was led back by her jockey and appeared sound.
I think the fifth casualty may well have been Ferdy Murphy’s filly, Baba O’Curragh. Her jockey Graham Lee walked back to the Weighing Room some time after the other jockeys, and a spectator went to enquire if everything was okay. The way he shook his head implied that all might not be well and she patted him on the back in consolation before walking away.
The horse that was injured in the bumper was Baba O’Curragh trained by Ferdy Murphy. I’ve heard that she sustained a bad injury to her knee, was well looked after by the vets and made it back to Ferdy’s where she had detailed x-rays, but unfortunately the injury was too bad and she had to be put down.
Very sad.
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