Departures 2010

[Venusian]

Dixieland Band, 30 years old, destroyed yesterday at Lane's End farm, where he will be buried.

One of the last surviving sons of Northern Dancer, he was a cracking broodmare sire (Street Sense, Monarchos etc).

 

[Ardross]

Paganstarprincess- horrible neck breaking fall in the last at Aintree.

 

[Aldaniti]

Dixieland Band,

One of the last surviving sons of Northern Dancer, he was a cracking broodmare sire (Street Sense, Monarchos etc).

Apparently only four left & that incs Night Shirt in Ireland

 

[Dylan Thomas]

There was another in Ireland i think it was Sadler's Wells heard he never done much though.

 

[Isinglass]

Lol!

 

[Arkwright]

Schindlers Hunt confirmed as a fatality

 

[Bobbyjo]

Schindlers Hunt. Feck that anyway. Really liked that old horse, a reliable sort and dubious whether he should have been out so soon after running such a poor race at Cheltenham and having a hard race in the Irish GC at Leopardstown.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Very sorry about Schindler's Hunt.

 

[Hamm]

Sad indeed - lovely, game horse.

 

[Ballydoyle]

Terrible fall but also thought that the fall by Khachakuri in the previous race looked nasty - thank god he walked back albeit sans bridle!

 

[Guest_]

Poor old Schindler - so many great efforts since his novice chase days.

 

[Hamm]

Exactly the kind of horse you wish has a happy retirement. Real blow for the yard I would imagine.

 

[Harbinger]

Huge shame

 

[G-G]

Really not fair.

 

[Guest_]

Surely one or two more to be added after that race - Jaysus they went some pace.

 

[Aldaniti]

Carnage

 

[Bobbyjo]

Horrific stuff there. Prudent Honour and Plaisir D'estruval both levelled out at Valentines...

 

[Harbinger]

I hope they're sensible tomorrow.

 

[Hamm]

Any news from the Topham? There were 2 looking very bad at one fence looking back through the field.

 

[Aldaniti]

Both died just confirmed

 

[chroniclandlord]

Horrific stuff there. Prudent Honour and Plaisir D'estruval both levelled out at Valentines...

Both confirmed as dead. Two horrible falls.

 

[Euronymous]

I hope they're sensible tomorrow.

Surely the stewards will be having a word at some point before the big race.

 

[Irish Stamp]

They always do Euro and after that the trainers instructions are "get a handy possy" and then they have a jog-in start and career off to the first.

 

[Eswarah]

Personal Ensign, unbeaten American champion mare, has passed away today.

 

[krizon]

Poor, dear SCHINDLER'S - can only echo all that's said above regarding the sorry lot today. Helluva pace in the Topham - although some handled the race with gusto and got away with it, it really was too fast, too furious for some.