Broadway Boy heads home after Grand National fall
Broadway Boy is to return home after suffering a heavy fall in the Grand National.
The horse, trained in Gloucestershire by Nigel Twiston-Davies, was leading the Aintree showpiece when he came down heavily at Valentine's Brook on the second circuit.
"Thank you for all the lovely messages, more importantly thanks to all the vets at @AintreeRaces," said Nigel's son and assistant trainer Willy Twiston-Davies on X.
"Broadway Boy is getting loaded on to the horse ambulance and coming home. Such a special horse to all of us at Grangehill Farm.
"Big thanks to Laura who has stayed with him all night."
Willy's jockey brother Sam said the horse was "stiff and sore".
Following the race, Broadway Boy and Celebre D'Allen - who was pulled up - were walked on to horse ambulances after being assessed on course by vets and taken to the racecourse stables for further assessment.
Broadway Boy's jockey Tom Bellamy was taken to Aintree University Hospital for assessment
Celebre D'Allen is trained in Somerset by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White.
"He has stayed overnight at Aintree for observation and rest and will be OK," said a post on their Facebook account on Saturday evening.
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Celebre D'Allen's rider Micheal Nolan was given a 10-day suspension after Aintree stewards ruled he had continued when his mount had no more to give and was losing ground.
Meanwhile Nick Scholfield, who pulled up his National mount Monbeg Genius after the third-last fence, has announced his retirement.
The 35-year-old was third in the big race on Teaforthree in 2013 and fourth with Santini in 2022.
Scholfield, who plans to become a trainer, won the Grade One Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown in 2013 aboard Melodic Rendezvous, one of eight victories on the horse.
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