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Yes I agree I just saw the incident on BBC1 and as soon as I saw it it looked obvious there was no chance for him. Condolenses to all connections.
I don’t know if it is the ground or what but there seems to be a lot of flat horses breaking down this week firstly at Chester and now at Ascot.On Channel4 Racing they said that he had broken down but didn’t give any more news. I hope he is okay.
I have just checked on the Racing Post website under the detailed results section and all it says is that he suffered serious injury and his racing career is now over. I imagine from this that it is his tendons.
I really hope that he can get through this injury and have a happy retirement. Has anyone heard any further updates?I think that in Paul Nicholls column on teletext he tipped Woolcombe Folly as his best chance of the day so he must be fuming.
I had heard that Comply or Die and Denman were parading at Taunton which would explain Paul Nicholls being there. I expect he will be at Ayr today.They mentioned today on teletext about him running and it is to try to win the order of merit. I think they said he needs to finish in the top four to beat Kauto Star.
I too think it is a bit greedy to keep running him but it is a big prize so I suppose so long as he is fit and well they think it is worth taking a chance.
The order of merit was set out to get the best horses running more often but it is a bit worrying if they keep turning out again and again at the end of a hard season so perhaps the way the order of merit is done needs looking at.
That is such sad news. I saw him run several times and he was a real battler who seemed to love his racing.
Wasn’t it Sedgefield that is being looked into because of the high amount of fatalities there this season?
Condolenses to all connections.I havn’t heard any more about exactly what happened injury wise to McKelvey other than he ran loose into the barriers after unseating his rider and didn’t get up. It sounds very similar to Graphic Approach last year although after considerable effort from the veterinary team he did get up although passed away about a month later due to a complication.
It is such a shame for the horse and connections but it obvuiously was a tragic accident. I feel horseracing gets really bad press from groups like Animal Aid as there are fatalities in other horse sports like eventing but these don’t seem to be publicised so much.
I am an avid horse lover but I also love the sport and know these animals are kept in a life of luxury from the numerous stable visits I have been on and are doted on by their lads and lasses.
Also horses can be quite injury prone and can break a leg or seriously injure themselves when they are just out in a field relaxing sometimes.
I hope the One Show cover this very carefully tomorrow.I must say that like several others on here Gloria Victis instantly springs to mind. I still remeber the awful day when he lost his life
Another one that springs to mind is Monsignor who was trained by Mark Pitman. He won brilliantly at Cheltenham (although I can’t remember which race)!!!and also beat Best Mate in their only meeting but sadly his career was ended by an injury.I wasn’t aware about his fall whilst out hunting either. I hope he is now enjoying life as a hack.
I have always really liked this horse and I would agree with you that what you sugested would probably be the best way to ride him now. I hope he picks up another good race sometime.
That is good to hear as like I previopusly said I really think it is best that he has a happy retirement now as Sallys hack with the odd bit of hunting.
Thanks for all your comments. I am glad to hear that he is okay. It will be interesting to see how he gets on if he makes the race this year without a prep run.
I went last year for the first time and really enjoyed it. As I was driving from Northamptonshire my friend and I booked in advance to stay at the Park Hotel which is the nearest to the racecourse (about a 10 minute walk away) which was handy as we drove there on the morning of the race and were then able to leave our car there for the day whilst we were at the races and then return for our evening meal and bed and breakfast.
I would agree with Flakey and say its a good idea to get there early so you can walk the course and also visit Red Rums grave. It does get very crowded later as you can imagine so you are probably best to get a good spot to watch the races early too although they have plenty of big screens around. Most people seemed to get really dressed up for the day.
All in all it was a great day out and I would love to go again soon.Thanks for the lovely picture of Inherent going down to the start. I wasn’t there myself so didn’t see if she got up after the fall but I am an Elite Racing Club member and they have announced that it was found after the race that she had broken her pelvis so the racecourse vet had no option but to put her down. It is a real shame as she looked a good prospect and also a future good broodmare prospect too.
