A lot of accumulators were ruined early on on the second day of the 2016 Cheltenham festival.
Plenty of money was behind No More Heroes in the RSA Chase but Bryan Cooper could only finish in fourth.
It emerged after the 2.10 race that the seven-year-old had torn a tendon at the last fence which resulted in an unfortunate trip to the vet.
https://twitter.com/AtTheRaces/status/710119978792525830
Admirably, the internet was flooded with much more well-wishes than frustration from punters who had backed the Gordon Elliot trained horse.
https://twitter.com/cheltenham/status/710112759699083264
https://twitter.com/jmems24/status/710118358633607168
https://twitter.com/GoodGuyTipster/status/710113413687431169
https://twitter.com/ifandbutwhynot/status/710111676197150720
https://twitter.com/johnbelton1/status/710111587072397313
There were similar messages of support for More of That, who finished in third despite bursting a blood vessel during the race.
https://twitter.com/charlieatkin18/status/710113256342429697
https://twitter.com/TomN_7/status/710113074028658688
https://twitter.com/mp_horseracing/status/710112592124121088
https://twitter.com/kris1179/status/710111315977707520
https://twitter.com/Tomptin/status/710112085724807169
We’ve a big weekend ahead. The Paddock podcast panel have landed their Paddock Picks for this weekend’s big racing. This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we’re joined by Oli Bell, Rishi Persad, Tom Stanley and incredibly special guest Dan Skelton. Below are the panel’s headline selections for Saturday 21st March. Paddock […]
This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we’re joined by Oli Bell, Rishi Persad, Tom Stanley and a post-Cheltenham Dan Skelton. The panel dives straight into a festival debrief, including Dan’s winners at the festival and UK trainers closing the gap on Ireland. Dan also takes us through the not so small […]
This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, we’re joined by Oli Bell, Rishi Persad, Tom Stanley and a post-Cheltenham Dan Skelton. The panel dives straight into a festival debrief, including Dan’s winners at the festival and UK trainers closing the gap on Ireland. Dan also takes us through the not so small […]