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  • December 5, 2007 at 10:42 #5878
    Avatar photoscallywag76
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    A recent RP article, concerning the racing surface at Wolverhampton, contained the following quote from Hugh Collingridge:

    “I broke a very good horse down there last year, The Violin Player, who was the soundest horse in the world, but he ruptured both suspensory ligaments on the home turn.

    “After that I vowed I would never send a real good horse back there again.â€

    December 5, 2007 at 12:24 #128910
    Aldaniti
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    Yes I read that & thought the same thing :shock:

    December 5, 2007 at 12:25 #128911
    TheCheekster
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    I noticed that too.
    Sounds terrible, but he is evens to have been misquoted.

    December 5, 2007 at 12:26 #128912
    Irish Stamp
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    Paul Nicholls said he wouldn’t run a "good horse on that ground" I believe was the quote about Wetherby when pulling Denman out of the Charlie Hall yet he preceeded to run one anyway.

    December 5, 2007 at 13:27 #128917
    Avatar photoHappy Jack
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    Perhaps one of the current members of the TRF syndicate would like to comment on this, given that Collingridge ran their very own Tajjree on the surface just eight days ago.

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