Equine Retirements, Long Term Injuries and Departures
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Just heard that the wonderful Monets Garden has passed away. Don't know the details. What a fabulous horse and all credit to connections who got him through those potentially fatal foot problems so he could have a happy retirement. Think I'm going to cry....
Lovely racehorse. One of my faves.. R.I.P
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Diamond Geezer
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Jumped 441 hurdles or fences and never fell.
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Blaklion a small setback, won't be out until the New Year
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Claimantakinforgan has suffered a leg problem and may be out for the rest of the season
G-G
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Good. Hopefully a long and happy retirement.
On a separate note but sorry had to voice it, Daryl Jacob looked really, really sore bless him and there was a distinct lack of help for him after that fall at Newbury. Very upsetting and disappointing to see. A very slow reaction to catching the horses too who came down at the water as the horses didn't gallop off and were 'looking' for someone to grab hold of them.
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granger
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Bleu at Rouge was lost today
G-G
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Just seen this on FB - why was he even running today, poor soul
granger
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trudij
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Euxton Lane - apparently went down overnight and couldn’t get up. Never recovered from his fall and ( thankfully) was still at Leahurst.
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granger
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Yorkhill is out for the season
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My Tent Or Yours has been retired, goes to Martinstown to join up with Istabraq etc
chroniclandlord
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Where did you hear that?
granger
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Graham Wylie said it last week on the FF podcast
tiggers1972
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Surely the best horse not to win a Champion Hurdle. Happy retirement
tiggers1972
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Bit before my time Hawk Wing, just read up about him though.
I'll revise it then, My Tent was one of the best horses never to win the Champion Hurdle.
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Clearly time for me to reprise my well-worn “Dato Star is the best horse never to win a Champion Hurdle” routine......apart from Golden Cygnet, obvs. 
Golden Cygnet was a bit before my time as well (a bit), but while MTOY was a very good horse and placed in several Champions in a lukewarm era. He wouldnt be near the top my list of great hurdlers. Not too many spring to mind though that didnt win the champion. More often potential that was unfulfilled. Browne's Gazette definitely, Mighty Mogul maybe.
Len Madeiros
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And Golden Cygnet didn't actually run in a CH, so wasn't actually tested. Bird's Nest might be a good shout as the best horse not to win a CH - rated 176.
Ah, this game has been played before: Best horse to run and not win a champion hurdle = Flyingbolt. We know that Birds Nest was a talented monkey and that Golden Cygnet was rated the same as a novice, and even on his Ayr form would have won Champion hurdles - Birds Nest, Sea Pigeon or Night Nurse in opposition. Anyway the point is that I was underwhelmed by MTOY - 2lbs better than The New One would be more my take on his talents. Even Theatreworld could finish second in three champions.