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BBC News
11-04-2025
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Jockey 'more upset than anybody' after horse death
Jockey Michael Nolan says he was "absolutely heartbroken" and "more upset than anybody" after his horse Celebre D'Allen died following the Grand 13-year-old horse had led towards the end of Saturday's race at Aintree but was pulled up by Nolan after the final fence before collapsing on the track."Ten strides before the second-last fence I thought I might win the Grand National and then two strides after the last I knew something had gone wrong," Nolan told the Racing Post., external"That's how quick I went from travelling so easy and you can almost see the winning post from where you are, to getting off him and trying your best to help him; to coming in and getting a ban and then abuse on social media."Nolan was handed a 10-day suspension after Aintree stewards ruled he had "continued in the race when the horse appeared to have no more to give and was clearly losing ground after the second-last fence".He deactivated his social media accounts after receiving a high volume of initially showing signs of recovery, Celebre D'Allen's condition "deteriorated significantly" and he died on Tuesday.A post-mortem examination determined he died from a "severe bacterial respiratory infection" that developed after the found the horse's immune system was "severely compromised" after the "exercise-associated episode" during the the post-mortem found that the effects of the incident had "concluded by the time of death"."It's been portrayed that I don't care about horses," Nolan added."That's what the media are saying but in fact it's the other way round. I'm obsessed with horses; I love them and I care deeply. I was absolutely heartbroken when the horse died, more than anyone can imagine."The only thing I want people to know is that I'm more upset than anybody that something has happened and that if I'd thought for a moment that I might cost him his life or cause him a bad injury, then I would never have jumped the last."Celebre D'Allen's death prompted criticism from animal rights groups, with Animal Rising saying the sport of horse racing was to blame for the horse's death.
BBC News
06-04-2025
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Broadway Boy heads home after Grand National fall
Broadway Boy is to return home after suffering a heavy fall in the Grand 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 Boy's jockey Tom Bellamy was taken to Aintree University Hospital for assessmentCelebre 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. 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 Nick Scholfield, who pulled up his National mount Monbeg Genius after the third-last fence, has announced his 35-year-old was third in the big race on Teaforthree in 2013 and fourth with Santini in 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.
