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Oh dear – one of the few flat races I watched and it wasn’t pleasant at all. Poor baby hardly did a furlong jockey did well to pull her up as she was very keen. Sad end to a far too short life …
Now this is how I wish it was for all our equine heroes… Bamapour rest easy you were a talented racehorse and deserved such a long rest after all those successful jumps!
Racing Post: Thistle Ask was leading the field when he made a mistake at the seventh fence and unseated Harry Skelton. He was found to have fractured his shoulder when assessed on course by vets and could not be saved.
I actually thought he’d injured his back or pelvis as he seemed to plough through the fence’s structure with his hind legs – though I quickly turned my head away when I realised he was badly injured …
Totally sickening to see … I’m not sure what happened – I know it was the water jump but there isn’t a lip to it anymore? … it was horrible to see how badly injured he was and I turned away quickly praying they would get to him quickly to help him … much sympathy to all his connections and the stable staff who were celebrating their season just a short time before this happened. I believe his lad is called Steve and I hope he knows how much we all hurt for him too …
That was a really good clip!! A fairytale ending to that National – Sam’s last ever race and Noble Yeats gave him that fabulous win! So sad he’s gone … and to nasty awful colic …
Re riderless horses: GRANGECLARE WEST after he lost his rider at the first continued for a circuit and was about to continue then he spotted the way home – he turned round and cantered, ears pricked towards it!!
I’ve now seen still photos on Facebook of the last jump … one in particular shows his hind legs completely sprawled out behind him completely touching the ground in a most unnatural way – to my mind it shows a leg/pelvic injury was definitely on the cards …
Willie Mullins also interviewed on Racing TV fb – all food for thought what stewards/vet rep/PT saying … I still maintain he knew horse had clouted the last, he must have felt abnormal after it … and acted accordingly and PU …
Well the stewards have issued a report following interviewing Paul T; a vet (or representative? I missed the intro) has been interviewed on Racing TV as has Willie Mullins … all food for thought …
A trained eye can definitely tell if the horse has a problem … as can a knowledgeable rider on top …
The Racing Post did an article about his jockey = headline: ‘It’s very annoying and the whole family is gutted’ – injury halts Freddie Gordon’s conditional title charge” … Jambon’s fall was mentioned but not that it cost him his life … not just a broken collar bone …
