Aintree Grand National

it was the fence that ornais fell at, it may have been him but there was another who fell at that fence, they have not said anything though!
 
RIP to the two horses, not a bad race by all accounts though. Can lose more than one horse in a normal race so 2/40 acceptable I think.

Thank god its another year before I have to sit through it! :)

I like the getting off and the water being thrown over them, if they didn't care they would have taken the horses into the winners enclosure :)
 
Clare Balding says it was Ornais and Dooneys Gate. Very sorry for the connections - but agree it can happen and does happen in any other race.
 
It would have been fence 4 and then Bechers (the first time around). Two horses fell at fence 4 and got up... but the taup was a little way from the fence so Im thinking whatever got up didnt stay up :(
 
Its so disrespectful - why ignore it?? We can all bloody see it!

Are we just supposed to forget and not care about the ones that don't make it?
 
They do mention it it's when Claire Balding is back in the studio, usually when she was with Willy Carson and they have a section called "where they fell" or something. They do tell you which horses died, were injured and the jockeys injured as well.
 
JDChaser said:
Thoroughbreds are bred to race, just like sheep and cows are bred to be eaten. The vast majority have long careers and finish in fine fettle, why do people always have to concentrate on the bad...

Great race, it's a different feel to it in the sunshine! Don't Push It was 3rd and delighted for Surface To Air too for Chris Bealby who was about 6th I think.
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I dont think anyone is concentrating on it, just not ignoring it completely....
 
i thought the second with the screens up was a rider as the jockey they spoke to after was saying how he hoped he was ok etc
 
I know the horses are running as part of a pack, but if the loose ones hated it that much, they would stop (as many do!)

I loved the loose horse that leapt the white rails - would love to know where it ended up :)

Hedgewitch, acceptable is the wrong term - but I know (and I hope some others do) what I mean :)
 
They probably don't know yet for certain who is dead, who is injured... - think about it as well, the connections needs to know if their horse is injured of dead and trainers and owners and lads will be busy right now sorting out horses and unable to comment. What's the huge rush? Like it's some cover up? They always report what they know about injuries and death, BBC and C4.

I think i'm remembering why I always avoid horse racing threads on this website, the ignorance is so astounding. Why type with such certainty about things you know nothing about, is my question..
 
The BBC thinks their viewing audience for the Grand National are all 12year old fluffy girls - we know what'd under there - what do they think we think it is - a birthday cake?? A flying pig??
Bad show I say.
 
Where they fell isn't saying who it is, just naming who fell or was unseated.
I do wish they would show a bit of compassion, even just saying something as simple as 'sadly not jumping x fence due to 'treatment' of x faller'...diplomatic but compassionate. 'An obstacle'??? WTF Beecher Brook is an obstacle. A dead horse is a tragedy!
 
That was Ruby talking about Paddy Mullins who took the horrible fall at Beecher's from Dooneys Gate. Sadly, I think he was a fatality, he brought down West End Rocker
 
Radio says Ornais broke his neck and died instantly and Dooneys Gate got up but had a broken leg who was PTS. Rest in Peace gorgeous brave horses :(
 
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