Horses out for the season

[dobbin]

Inglis Drever

Anybody heard any more about Inglis Drever's tendon injury? Is he out for the season? Will he race again?

 

[granger]

I read yesterday that it wasn't as bad as it could be and a decision will be made within a months time

 

[Shadow Leader]

Today's RP said 6 weeks box rest and they'll see how he is before they make a decision over whether he'll defend his crown or be retired. Injury wasn't as bad as first thought.

 

[redhead]

He didn't look as well as he did last year.

 

[crazyhorse]

thought that too (he even looked better at Aintree were he did not win!) and really surprised SL lets the information pass w/o a comment. 6 weeks boxrest sound like a pretty bad enough injury to me!

 

[Shadow Leader]

I don't know much about it bar the last I heard was that they are hoping he can still make it back for Cheltenham.

If he's fine and showing no ill effects after six weeks off he probably could still make it to the Festival - he'd have two months after all.

 

[redhead]

I wouldn't want to see him at Cheltenham looking the way he did on Saturday.

 

[Miss Nero]

Jack The Giant.

Heat in one of his ligaments.

 

[rorydelargy]

Hi Miss Nero,

thought you might like the look of this:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=424461&l=a3ae1&id=561405829

 

[Miss Nero]

Hello, Rory.

Thanks for that. It's great to see her in colour! My first favourite mare from NH racing.

I'll never forget her valiant attempts in the old Stayers Hurdle.

 

[Aldaniti]

Did she go on to produce any offspring?

 

[Miss Nero]

Her son The Hardy Boy won at Plumpton yesterday, as it happens.

I don't think she has produced any stars, however.

 

[Guest_]

Jack The Giant is injured again and misses the season.

 

[Isinglass]

Shame. I don't think we will see him again now.

 

[Aldaniti]

Aces Four, Heat in a tendon

 

[Harbinger]

AL EILE has been ruled out for the season after suffering a setback at home.

Last seen out when winning the Aintree Hurdle for the third time in April, the eight-year-old also landed the Grade 1 December Festival Hurdle last Christmas.

“He unfortunately has a suspensory ligament problem and will miss the entire season as we'vedecided to give him the whole year off,” said trainer John Queally on Saturday.

“These things happen. We'll give him every chance of making a full recovery, but you never know with these injuries.”

Runs tonight at Dundalk; they're hoping to have him ready for Aintree.