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Vautour has died
Vautour has died
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awful news-terrible for connections
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Very sad news . I thought that he was a lovely horse , with a fair bit left to achieve . RIP .
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The Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in 2014 and the JLT Novices' Chase 12 months later before running out a dominant winner of the Ryanair Chase on his return to Prestbury Park last March.
Mullins said: "It's been a lovely, dry day here and Vautour was out in the paddock with his usual companion Shaneshill. "One of the girls went out to feed him. There didn't appear to be anything untoward as Shaneshill was grazing away, but Vautour was found to have broken his foreleg. "He goes out there every day and it's just a freak accident. "It's tough to take." Vautour won 10 of his 16 starts overall, including five Grade Ones, and was last seen finishing second at the **** Champion Chase at Punchestown in April. Sad news Indeed |
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Gutted. Gutted for everyone and gutted for the horse, ludicrously not even given the chance to win a championship race at chelt. If RR was upset after the Ryanair this must be hollowing. Makes that decision to switch last year all the more saddening.
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A wonderful horse indeed.Such a dreadful shame
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Dreadfully upsetting news.
RIParadise Vautour. |
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16 races,x amount of miles galloped on track and gallops,...dies in his paddock,...the fragility of life.
Thanks for some great memories. R.I.P. |
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Absolutely gutted terrible news his performances in 2014 and 2015 were breathtaking.
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So sad to hear this news. My favourite horse over the jumps. Sad as well that this class act and fine champion will never get to prove his doubters wrong that he was a genuine Gold Cup horse on suitable ground. Hope Willie starts getting some better luck as well he's had a tough couple of months.
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Would have ended up as one of the greatest 2 1/2m chasers of all time such was the scope he had. I have no doubt.
His performance in this year's Ryanair was awesome to witness at close quarters. |
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Desperate stuff, his JLT romp will be replayed a good few times over the coming years in this household. RIP son.
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