All part of the game

Big Paddy died on Saturday night – he was put down after one of his intestines burst.  Colic might sound like a bit of indigestion but it’s a very serious condition – I’ve had three horses go down with it now and only one of them survived.   It’s a blow, and a terrible blow to Nick on the back of …

Tough Game

It was a truly depressing day today.  Nick Gifford rang late on with three pieces of bad news. Killaghy Castle had a fatal fall at Sandown.  He was a lovely horse and a great prospect and I was very sad to hear this news. Theophrastus is injured and is a highly unlikely runner for tomorrow.  It’s been one injury after another …