Cheltenham Festival horse Hansard has died after suffering a fatal injury during the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase.
ITV Racing presenter Ed Chamberlin quickly broke the unhappy information to viewers after the race, with the Gary and Josh Moore educated horse sadly put down within the aftermath.
Chamberlin shared his condolences to the secure, earlier than sharing an announcement from Cheltenham Racecourse in what he described as a “sad postscript” to the race.
It learn: “While running on the flat in the second race of the day, Hansard sustained a fatal injury. He was quickly dismounted and immediately attended to by a team of expert veterinary professionals.
“In their assessment, it was concluded that the best course of action for the horse’s welfare was for him to be put down and our heartfelt condolences are with his connections.”
The second race of the pageant noticed Kargese triumph to upset favourites Lulamba and Kopek Des Bordes.
The Willie Mullins-trained Kopek Des Bordes and Nicky Henderson’s Lulamba noticed Kargese given an ideal front-running experience from Danny Mullins.
The mare was clearly nonetheless travelling nicely turning for house and whereas each the market leaders tried to problem, specifically Kopek Des Bordes, she held agency up the hill and stored discovering to win by two and 1 / 4 lengths from her fellow Mullins runner, with the leaping of the runner-up and third horse Lulamba leaving a bit to be desired on the enterprise finish.
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