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A most horrific fall over a very brutal obstacle (the water at Auteuil) if you get it a little bit wrong. Sadly, he lost both hind legs in the water and the left one was swinging around for a furlong or so as Danny Mullins could hardly pull him up. Very sad, especially if you’re in the stands and attending the meeting.
May he rest in peace.
Sad to see his name here, he did so well at Fairyhouse this year and last. Glad I didn’t see the race.
This is what Patrick Mullins said before the race:
“It will be difficult enough for Isleofhopendreams going over French fences for the first time but he’s in good form and didn’t have a busy season. The trip will be on the short side and we’ll be happy if he can earn some of the good prize-money.”
I wonder why they ran him……
Very sorry to learn about the death of this gallant and talented horse, and I’m particularly appalled at the circumstances of his death. British water jumps used to be similarly brutal obstacles, resulting in the loss of Sundew, the 1957 National winner, at Haydock, Arcturus, Neville Crump’s brave and popular chaser, at Ascot, and Champion Prince, killed in a six-horse pile-up in the 1968 Aintree National. In the early seventies these fences were significantly modified, as a result of public pressure, and there have been almost no incidents of this nature ever since. I hope British trainers will put pressure on Auteuil to modify their water jump in line with those encountered on U.K. courses, by boycotting their races until this issue has been addressed. Willie Mullins and his team have had some horrid misfortunes this year. RIP poor Isleofhopendreams.
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