Retirements & Departures 2012

[trudij]

Hearing from M&M (mountain and moorland, not the chocolates!) showing friends that Jack Bowlby has died.

No details, guess they will come out as the family see fit - but he was only 15 - no age at all.

 

[Shadow Leader]

In fairness Trudi, I don't think details are important. What is important though is that a lovely, talented & very much loved young man is no longer with us. I hope his family are left alone to grieve.

 

[trudij]

"In fairness" the reason I said i didnt know details was because I had not long been told, by a very upset friend, who didnt realise that there would be more than one reason I would know him.It was a bad choice of phrase I suppose, but there we go,cant be perfect all the time.
I even wondered about wether to put it up on here,but he is from such a well known and respected family, that I thought he deserved a mention and an RIP

I completely agree - hopefully the whole family will be allowed to grieve in private and things will happen elsewhere as they should.

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Tipping Tim aged 27

 

[Ballydoyle]

Just being reported on RP that Presvis (Luca Cumani) died of colic after being recently retired.

 

[Irish Stamp]

Quiamo Malta was killed in a last hurdle fall at Uttoxeter yesterday too

 

[Diamond Geezer]

And Dirleton collapsed and died after his race too.

 

[Colin Phillips]

Oh! happy days.

 

[Irish Stamp]

France's leading 4yo Hurdler Usual Suspects has died after a bout of Lyme's Disease

 

[granger]

Sous Les Cieux died in a schooling accident

 

[KingKillone]

Karibiksturm collapsed and died after finishing fifth in the Prix Montgomery (Group 3) in Auteil

 

[granger]

Dunguib out for the season again

 

[edgt]

Pity that. His Cheltenham bumper rout of Rite Of Passage must rank as one of the best bumper performances of all time.
I imagine if DKWeld had him he would have had a different race programme to the one he had.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Gigginstown's chaser Four Commanders was killed in a fall at Galway.

 

[Irish Stamp]

Tony Martin's grey Osirixamix was PTS after sustaining a back injury at Listowel last month

 

[chroniclandlord]

Paul Nicholl's chaser That'lldo Boy suffered a heart attack and died after racing at Exeter yesterday.

 

[granger]

Gigginstown's chaser Four Commanders was killed in a fall at Galway.

Balls. Liked that lad

 

[Aragorn]

Tony Martin's grey Osirixamix was PTS after sustaining a back injury at Listowel last month

Tremendous horse.

 

[Irish Stamp]

Agree Aragorn - grand horse for the yard and good to see them getting more quality in the yard now too

 

[Aragorn]

On his day he was great to watch. Superb jumper.

 

[Cruella]

Willie Mullins loses another potentially good one in a schooling accident...Ut de Sivola put down while working on The Curragh.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Willie's had some rotten luck with some really good young horses in the last few years.

 

[trudij]

Take the stand has been put down after an illness.

 

[BennyB]

George An Ri PTS after breaking down in the bumper at Wincanton today. Looked awful - commiserations to all involved. Took a non-racing friend today who is v. knowledgeable about eventing etc. but has never been into racing - trying to convert her and really didn't want her to see that.

 

[Perpetual]

Time For Rupert likely out for the season with a suspensory ligament problem, but should be back next year