Equine Retirements, Long Term Injuries and Departures

Byerley Bear who was a useful horse for Willie Mullins a few years ago and a good pointer down in the South West more recently succumbed to colic last night.

Walden was PTS following his fall at Musselburgh today and Louisthenineteenth was lost at Godstone on Sunday.

Martin
 
So sad, I really thought he should have been pulled up tbh. Bad bit of riding IMO, horse wasn't going to be placed.
 
Jason Maguire is set to miss the Cheltenham Festival, for a second year, after receiving a 14-day ban at Ludlow

The Stewards held an enquiry into the running and riding of BORN TO SUCCEED (IRE), ridden by Jason Maguire and trained by Ben Pauling, which appeared to have been tenderly ridden in the home straight eventually finishing seventh, beaten 23¾ lengths. They interviewed the rider and the trainer. They also received a report from the Veterinary Officer who confirmed a post-race examination of the gelding during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities. The rider stated that his instructions were to drop the gelding in and get him settled and then to do his best work late on. He added that he asked the gelding to make up ground in the back straight but was forced to go wide on the track. He further added that the gelding became very tired at the entrance to the home straight, was not quick enough to take any gaps and did not jump well in the closing stages. He therefore felt it prudent to keep a good hold of the horse. The trainer confirmed that the rider had ridden in accordance with his instructions and added that BORN TO SUCCEED (IRE), is an extremely nervous horse at home; he was therefore keen that the horse should be allowed to get home in its race in order to progress its education. Having heard their evidence and viewed recordings of the race the Stewards found the rider in breach of Rule (B)59.2 and the trainer in breach of Rule (C)45.4, in that they were guilty of schooling/conditioning the horse on the racecourse. They suspended the rider for 14 days as follows: Wednesday 4, Thursday 5, Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8, Monday 9, Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11, Thursday 12, Friday 13, Saturday 14, Sunday 15, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 March 2015. They fined the trainer £3,000 and suspended the horse from running in any race for 40 days from Saturday 21 February to Wednesday 1 April 2015 inclusive.
 
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Remember sitting in W Hills looking at TRP and seeing him lurking at the bottom of a Cheltenham handicap with a claimer on board. Followed him all the way to the National. Seems to have been around forever; so pleased that he's going to have a well deserved retirement.
 
Diamond Geezer said:
Mossey Joe retired
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The brothers mates who are all pissheads went to Aintree last year- they met someone from Bolgers yard who told them Mossy Joe was a certainty -they lumped on at 6/4 in the Foxhunters -FFS.
Spectacularly bad buy at 160K.
 
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