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I’ll always remember when he rode Neptune Collonges in the National. Mr Hales was so nervous about him running he said to Daryl, if he isn’t happy at any stage pull him up, even if it’s going down to the start. So he really trusted him. He deserved that win.
 
Oh it was so close wasn’t it. Didn’t he suffer an injury at the end of the race? I’ve never been able to rewatch the race because of what happened to According to Pete, though. A dead heat would have been a good result.
 
Yeah, he broke down on the run in, bless him. If it wasn’t for the adrenaline masking it for him I like to think he’d have won if he didn’t. Such a sweet horse - and tiny as well, there wasn’t much of him - especially up against the girt big Neptune!
 
Aidan Coleman piece worth a read on the pain of retiring early

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Aidan Coleman: "They Say 'A Sportsman Dies Twice' And I Promise You It's True"

On the morning of Jonbon's ninth Grade 1 win in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot last Saturday, the recently-retired Aidan Coleman, who partnered Nicky Henderson's chaser to four of those top-level triumphs, opened up about the mental turmoil that comes with being forced out of the saddle...
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granger said:
Aidan Coleman piece worth a read on the pain of retiring early

www.thoroughbreddailynews.com

Aidan Coleman: "They Say 'A Sportsman Dies Twice' And I Promise You It's True"

On the morning of Jonbon's ninth Grade 1 win in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot last Saturday, the recently-retired Aidan Coleman, who partnered Nicky Henderson's chaser to four of those top-level triumphs, opened up about the mental turmoil that comes with being forced out of the saddle...
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thoroughbreddailynews.com
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Every sportsman dies twice....
 
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