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I was unfortunately out in the middle at the second last fence when he fell and I can confirm that his leg was badly broken when he got up – but the bravery of the horse was even more heartbreaking, to see him gallop on after the field. Nothing could have been done. The damage was done before he collided with Deep Purple. There was definitely a subdued atmosphere at Newbury after the race. To make matters worse it seemed a fairly "soft" fall in the split seconds that we witnessed it.
Absolutely awful news. One of my favourites.
His 15L destruction of Arkle winner, Forpadydeplasterer, to land a second Tingle Creek is without doubt one of the finest exhibitions of jumping I’ve ever witnessed in a top class race.
His next outing wasn’t too bad, either – beating Petit Robin 12L in the Victor Chandler.
These horses aren’t exactly trees and he made them look ordinary.
He was a top, top class horse around Sandown and he would have given just about anything a race around there over two miles in the last ten years. His 2009 Celebration Chase win, smashing Kalahari King 10L, was another virtuoso performance around the Esher track.
His superb weight-carrying effort around Exeter on his seasonal bow indicated that, despite once again being difficult at the start, he still retained all of his ability. He was only an 8YO and very much in his prime.
He was a lovely looking horse and the link to a recent RP article is testament to this – he certainly beat Master Minded in the looks department! What a handsome head he had.
http://www.racingpost.com/horses/home.s … ent=633883
Here is a photo taken after his 6th in the 2008 Champion Chase:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii11 … tmagic.jpg
Sleep Peacefully, Magic.
That’s looking through rose coloured specs Bos.
Twist Magic was a lovable rogue. Did not want to race, but usually did very little wrong once on his way. He was a top class racehorse, but nowhere near the standard of the very best (e.g. Master Minded). His looks weren’t in the same league as his stable companion either. Visually ordinary in the paddock.Sorry, I’d like to give a glowing report of Twist Magic, but to do so would not be fair to his rivals.
Don’t think any horses you’ve mentioned actually ran to their best. In my opinion no horse ran to form in the 09 Tingle Creek other than Twist Magic. Forpaddytheplasterer a long way below form on his previous outing. Beaten easily by Herecomesthetruth. And after the Tingle Creek, Forpaddytheplasterer was not seen for three months, until the Champion Chase.
Yes, Twist Magic beat Petit Robin 12 lengths, but that horse jumped badly left throughout on the right-handed Ascot course. Only hanging on for second by a length, from the handicapper Oh Crick.
In the Celebration Chase, Twist Magic did beat the Arkle second Kalahari King by 10 lengths. But Ferdy’s Horse jumped poorly virtually throughout and a long way below his best. Only beating Mahogany Blaze (who they both gave just 4 lbs) a short head.
Value Is EverythingI was unfortunately out in the middle at the second last fence when he fell and I can confirm that his leg was badly broken when he got up – but the bravery of the horse was even more heartbreaking, to see him gallop on after the field. Nothing could have been done. The damage was done before he collided with Deep Purple. There was definitely a subdued atmosphere at Newbury after the race. To make matters worse it seemed a fairly "soft" fall in the split seconds that we witnessed it.
I was watching Boycie after the Fairyhouse card and I checked the RUK replay after he mentioned it.
I did initially think that the back leg was gone after the fall, but was more of the mind that it was a neck injury after seeing him gallop off. I thought that I had merely misread it. But the back leg did look gone around mid point as he gets up.That’s looking through rose coloured specs Bos.
Twist Magic was a lovable rogue. Did not want to race, but usually did very little wrong once on his way. He was a top class racehorse, but nowhere near the standard of the very best (e.g. Master Minded). His looks weren’t in the same league as his stable companion either. Visually ordinary in the paddock.Sorry, I’d like to give a glowing report of Twist Magic, but to do so would not be fair to his rivals.
Don’t think any horses you’ve mentioned actually ran to their best. In my opinion no horse ran to form in the 09 Tingle Creek other than Twist Magic. Forpaddytheplasterer a long way below form on his previous outing. Beaten easily by Herecomesthetruth. And after the Tingle Creek, Forpaddytheplasterer was not seen for three months, until the Champion Chase.
Yes, Twist Magic beat Petit Robin 12 lengths, but that horse jumped badly left throughout on the right-handed Ascot course. Only hanging on for second by a length, from the handicapper Oh Crick.
In the Celebration Chase, Twist Magic did beat the Arkle second Kalahari King by 10 lengths. But Ferdy’s Horse jumped poorly virtually throughout and a long way below his best. Only beating Mahogany Blaze (who they both gave just 4 lbs) a short head.
His record speaks for itself, Ginge.
Five wins at the highest level, including two Tingle Creeks. For a horse many considered a rogue, take Cheltenham out of the equation and this chap was far from inconsistent over the past few years, with Master Minded his only proven superior over two miles.
He could very well have won an Arkle but for falling two out, and he was far from finished when falling at the second last behind Master Minded in the 2008 Tingle Creek.
Hard to compare Twist Magic with previous Champion Chaser winners of the past ten years, considering he failed to show his true form around Prestbury Park, but he was more than good enough to beat the likes of Edredon Bleu, Flagship Ubereralles, Voy Por Ustedes (whom he beat in 07) and Newmill around Sandown on his day.
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Are there any threads that you won’t start arguments on, Ginge, or refrain from treating us all to another lesson in form-reading?
Just, for once, give it a rest.
A fitting tribute indeed, Bosranic; wonderful.
FFS.
Unlike some AJ, I explain my opinions. It’s only an explanation of an opinion and not a lesson. If you want to see it as a lecture instead of a discussion, tough. Suppose one mans arguement is another mans discussion.
I don’t like what I see as the exaggeration of achievements of every man, woman or horse who dies young. Not only is it talking down those who remain with us. If every deceased horse gets this treatment, it also degrades the achievements of those that die young who are actually worthy of such praise.
Value Is EverythingMaybe a lot of people are feeling the same about the horse that I am. I never thought of him as being one of my favourite horses currently racing; I didn’t look forward to seeing him or wake up on the morning of his races with the sense of aniticipation that I get when quite a few others run. However, when I saw his name on the memorial section I felt totally numb. As most people on here probably know, I’m a very sentimental follower of racing [and must add that I’m finding this season incredibly hard with the losses we’ve had so far] and I find the death of any horse very sad, but what I felt about Twist Magic caught me by surprise. For some reason, when he came down in the Arkle I can still picture it in my head [wasn’t it Don’t Push It that came down at the same time?]. He’d somehow got into my conciousness and his departure has left a gap. Because he was somewhat overshadowed by his illustrious stablemates, I think his death has made us realise how much he had achieved in his all too short career.
Maybe a lot of people are feeling the same about the horse that I am. I never thought of him as being one of my favourite horses currently racing; I didn’t look forward to seeing him or wake up on the morning of his races with the sense of aniticipation that I get when quite a few others run. However, when I saw his name on the memorial section I felt totally numb. As most people on here probably know, I’m a very sentimental follower of racing [and must add that I’m finding this season incredibly hard with the losses we’ve had so far] and I find the death of any horse very sad, but what I felt about Twist Magic caught me by surprise. For some reason, when he came down in the Arkle I can still picture it in my head [wasn’t it Don’t Push It that came down at the same time?]. He’d somehow got into my conciousness and his departure has left a gap. Because he was somewhat overshadowed by his illustrious stablemates, I think his death has made us realise how much he had achieved in his all too short career.
Very well said, Moehat.
He was a favourite of mine because of his character, but he was a helluva talent and beat a plethora of good horses during his career.
I think I’m correct in stating that he was the fifth best chaser in the country at the time of his death, standing on the highest OR of his career.
I would like to know how his OR compares with other two mile chasers of the past decade. If he was able to translate his ability to Cheltenham, one would have to assume that he was good enough to win a few Champion Chases in the last ten years. I may be wrong.
It’s even more heart breaking because his Exeter effort, where he gave Arkle runner-up, Somersby, 17lb and a 3L beating, suggested that he was as good was ever, perhaps even better. Henrietta Knight may have had one eye on the Tingle Creek, but’s it hard to imagine her charge coming out of any future contest with Twist Magic (away from Cheltenham) the better horse, even when operating at 100%.
A terrible loss for National Hunt racing.
From what I read it wasn’t a simple fracture of the pastern but a complex fracture of the fetlock joint, which, sadly would be irreparable.
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