Diamond Geezer
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Big Bucks and Al Ferof out for season ?
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Diamond Geezer
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Will affect market on champion trainer now
Grasshopper
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FFS.
chroniclandlord
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Big Time.
Desperate unlucky to have two top horses injured on the one day, and coming only two days after they lost Cristal Bonus.
Diamond Geezer
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Here’s the trainer’s statement in full:
“I have some bad news to report.
At evening stables tonight, we discovered a problem with both Big Buck's and Al Ferof.
I am not in a position to go into great detail at this point, but I can confirm that Big Buck's will not be taking up his engagement at Ascot on Saturday and Al Ferof will not be running in the King George.
And both are unlikely to run again this season.
I would appreciate it if the media and press did not contact me at this point.
When I do have more to report, I will be doing it here.
Tony Calvin will be immediately informing the press, and the relevant parties, of this statement tonight.”
And Andy Stewart on Twitter
"He has a tiny tear in one of his legs, so the best way is to let nature heal that."
John Hales
John Hales, owner of Al Ferof: "We're certainly talking 12 months off. He has a slight nick in a tendon."
“I have some bad news to report.
At evening stables tonight, we discovered a problem with both Big Buck's and Al Ferof.
I am not in a position to go into great detail at this point, but I can confirm that Big Buck's will not be taking up his engagement at Ascot on Saturday and Al Ferof will not be running in the King George.
And both are unlikely to run again this season.
I would appreciate it if the media and press did not contact me at this point.
When I do have more to report, I will be doing it here.
Tony Calvin will be immediately informing the press, and the relevant parties, of this statement tonight.”
And Andy Stewart on Twitter
"He has a tiny tear in one of his legs, so the best way is to let nature heal that."
John Hales
John Hales, owner of Al Ferof: "We're certainly talking 12 months off. He has a slight nick in a tendon."
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SlimChance
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How many firms were slow to react?
Boyles closed 3 minutes ago.
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SlimChance
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If Big Buck's was mine I'd have said nothing and spent the week getting on the next 6 in the betting each way.
Grasshopper
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Does this sorry news have anything to do with the story allegedly about to break re Clive Smith??
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Marble
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Best thing anyone can do now is get the conkers on Long Run in the KG to pay for our TTF lines.
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DukeofMarmalade
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Gutted and what a kick in the teeth for Manor Farm Stables
On the bright side, what chance Quevega goes for the big one now?
On the bright side, what chance Quevega goes for the big one now?
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Marble
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I reckon JP McManus is behind all this.
Ever since he put a horse in with Paul all hells broken loose in the stable...
Ever since he put a horse in with Paul all hells broken loose in the stable...
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Another statement from Andy Stewart
Big Buck's' owner Andy Stewart said the remarkable nine-year-old, who has won his last 18 races, has suffered a leg injury and would not defend his crown in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival next March.
He said: "He didn't do it (sustain the injury) on the gallops.
"He was a little bit anxious in one of his legs at evening stables and after Clifford (Baker, Nicholls' head lad) and the vet inspected him, we decided to draw stumps.
"He'll not be running on Saturday and he won't be trying to win a fifth World Hurdle in March.
"I'm a little bit gutted, but no-one has died and the horse is perfectly well.
"When the horses come back in at the end of July we shall reassess the situation.
"If he still has that zest and sparkle, we will continue with him, but if he hasn't got that zest and sparkle, he will be retired."
Big Buck's' owner Andy Stewart said the remarkable nine-year-old, who has won his last 18 races, has suffered a leg injury and would not defend his crown in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival next March.
He said: "He didn't do it (sustain the injury) on the gallops.
"He was a little bit anxious in one of his legs at evening stables and after Clifford (Baker, Nicholls' head lad) and the vet inspected him, we decided to draw stumps.
"He'll not be running on Saturday and he won't be trying to win a fifth World Hurdle in March.
"I'm a little bit gutted, but no-one has died and the horse is perfectly well.
"When the horses come back in at the end of July we shall reassess the situation.
"If he still has that zest and sparkle, we will continue with him, but if he hasn't got that zest and sparkle, he will be retired."
granger
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******* hell
Does this sorry news have anything to do with the story allegedly about to break re Clive Smith??
:lol: ...not much surprises me these days, but this might. Something along the lines of: if Kauto is retiring they all will?...
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