Foxhunters

[S_N]

I reckon there was at least one fatality there...... Horse, not human.

 

[Grey_Eventer]

thats what i thought, the one they zoomed in on that looked as though it might have broken its neck? it was lying there wiggling and didnt get up? of the one that took a flyer at an early fence was leading?

 

[BBs]

Me too.
SN

 

[TelH]

Me too. That wasn't nice to watch.

 

[Tamski]

Reckon one of the jockeys had a near miss too at the chair- looked like a horrific fall to me

 

[AmyMay]

It took a massive fall - think it was probably broken neck.

Poor lad...

 

[Grey_Eventer]

will they re play??

 

[S_N]

They were going a fair blummin clip on that ground! Be interesting to know the time of the race!!

But yes, that's the one - with the nerve twitches, classic broken neck

 

[TelH]

if the horse died they don't usually show the fall again.

 

[Grey_Eventer]

it looked really painful, it didnt look right as it didnt get up quick

really sad....

 

[Erehwemos]

Does anyone know which horse it was?

 

[Grey_Eventer]

i "think" it was a chestnut, but didnt catch the name

 

[S_N]

yes chesnut, but the commentators glossed over the fall, so I didn't catch the name......

 

[Grey_Eventer]

a fact of racing... we will see this on saturday in the GN

i should think,
good on the winner though, not bad, hes not even that old!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Haven't mentioned the horse fatality - apparently 10 didn't finish. Just replaying to see where the 10 went out.

 

[Grey_Eventer]

sh!t faller at 3 OUCH! painful!!

 

[AmyMay]

replay now.

 

[AmyMay]

Meline Blue

 

[Eira]

Owch and double ouch

 

[Grey_Eventer]

melin blue (spelling?)... it must have got up as they didnt say anything...

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

He went a Beechers.

 

[Tamski]

Glossed over it but the horse was called Mellin Blue (sp)

 

[AmyMay]

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Melin Blue

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[Erehwemos]

Surely he didnt get up....but you'd think they'd have said

 

[Grey_Eventer]

yeah :S they will probably say in a minute if anything happened... looked nasty though...

 

[AmyMay]

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Surely he didnt get up....but you'd think they'd have said

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Claire Balding usually gives an update....

 

[Grey_Eventer]

Mel in Blue

 

[Grey_Eventer]

yup died

broken neck i should think

 

[AmyMay]

Mel in Blue confirmed dead.

 

[Grey_Eventer]

oh and a jockey aswell is in trouble...