Spot the Difference...

H's mum

H's mum

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What a heart stopping moment this afternoon!!!???
OMG - I was so emotional when the horse galloped back into the lead - but after winning - seeing him drop to the ground made me feel sick - I was sobbing!!!
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It brought back memories of Best Mate - To see the Cheltenham crowd as still and quiet as it went was eerie - THANK HEAVENS he only slipped and was winded - What a relief when the old boy got to his feet!
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Congratulations to all his connections.
Kate x
 
There was a post earlier about this Kate, something like '2.30 @ Cheltenham.'

It was a great race again, tears were rolling when he won, such a star, what a machine. Horrible moment, aren't NH fans great, they do worry about the horses, such a cheer when he got up again none the worse.
 
My daughter phoned me in tears when he fell (so much for hard working vet student, I spose she could call it research), then let out a scream when he got up! I sneaked the tv on at work and watched it on 4 + 1, even though I knew he got up it was still a heart stopping moment, and then so heart waraming when he got up!
 
I am so pleased he got up, I have been at the horrid scene when the screans go up. Off to cheltenham on Sunday, hope we have no heart stopping moments then.
 
Oh same here Kate!
My heart was in my mouth when I saw the screens go up, and I had tears rolling down my cheeks...
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So relieved when he got up again, and weren't the spectators fantastic?
From mute disbelief when he crashed to the ground, (you could almost have heard a pin drop couldn't you?), to cheering when he got up.
I think I cried more when he DID get up...
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I was there and it was horrible!!!
I've never known Cheltenham racecourse be so quiet! Then the almighty cheer when he got up. I think everyone had a tear in their eye.
Was quite funny as the commentator was trying to introduce team GB who were going to parade up the racecourse after the race but nobody was listening, everyone was just cheering spot back into the parade ring and talking about him!
 
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And rightly so - that horse put in the most gallant effort up that Cheltenham hill - He deserved the applause for winning the race - but with the additional trauma of everyone thinking the worst - good for him that he got the ovation he deserved!
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Kate x
 
It's the BGC Cross Country Chase and yes it was a relief that the old boy got up again afterwards. Haven't seen the race yet as I taped the racing and had to go and get the horses in at the stables so missed the live event.
Unless the horse was left a little to work on for the rest of the season I would hazard a guess that he may not reappear at 15 for the cross country chase at the same venue in March.
I know I also posted about Granit Jack and the other horse that died today and my posts may have come across as being a bit uncaring about the events.
May I just say that as a person I am very caring towards animals, horses in particular as regular readers on any threads I have contributed to would have deduced.
I have seen horses die on and off the track in front of my eyes at the racecourse as well as on tv. Some were horses I had backed that day or in the past. Some were owned, ridden or trained by people I had previously interviewed at my local track.
However I will never harden to it and every horse I hear of that I recognise that died instantly or was pts after the event does upset me.
My comments on the other thread were said based on observations during the two races involved.
As a form student and former journalist ( on sabbatical) I suppose my responses may be analytical however that does not mean that I don't care about the horses involved.
Like others I have openly wept at home and on the course after seeing or hearing about a racehorse I followed, respected or had seen, being killed.
Gloria Victis springs to mind and so does Strong Promise. Both were fantastic horses. The former died in his prime while the latter was trained by a friend of mine Chris Kinane at the time and I was as much upset for him as I was about the horse.
There have been many others that have died in this way but that is the very sad fact of racing. Accidents do happen and ultimately some horses pay the price.
May I also say about Ruby Walsh that I am happy to hear he is not too badly injured although he will be out of action for a while. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Someone mentioned that jockeys are very brave-or words to that affect- well I for one have been saying that for years and yet time and time again how many jockeys actually receive the proper pay and media and official recognisation for the their achievements, sheer guts and hard working attitude, compared to other sportsmen like for instance footballers?
Caz
 
I so agree with you about jockeys not getting the recognition they deserve, the way they bounce back after crunching falls is amazing. I don't think your other post came across as uncaring, maybe less emotional which is different. I think old timers like Spot the Difference, and "special" horses like Best Man do cause more reaction to their loss than others, but as you say it is always very sad when a horse is killed or pts in its prime, but imo that is a better ending than some supposedly much loved "pet" horses have. A friend of ours works in a racing yard and I know how upset she was when one of her horses was killed in a fall.
You say you know Chris Kinane, how is he doing after his accident?
 
I agree with you about the better ending of some racehorses than supposedly loved pet horses especially when some of the latter do end up in the wrong hands and can suffer as a result. I agree my post was perhaps less emotional but it did hide my true feelings because I was absolutely gutted about the horses being killed especially Granit Jack because I had backed him in the past and I believed he had so much more to give and looked a useful recruit to handicap/graded chases this season.
I think I probably hold back on what I really want to post because you never know who is reading these boards and there are so many anti racing people out there. I don't always want to say things that will fuel the animal rights debate over racing which is usually to the fore around the time of the Aintree Grand National.
As for Chris I know about as much as anyone else really. I haven't spoken to him for a few years, which was before the accident. I knew Chris through racing before I became a journalist but then once I was writing I did not speak to him as much after he joined Williams's yard.
A great guy, I just hope he is well at the moment as I understand he had an infection a few months ago which knocked back his recovery.
Caz
 
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