Broadway Boy, who suffered a strong fall while directing The Grand National On Saturday, it is “stiff and painful” but “travel home”, announced its relations.
In a significant sigh of relief for sport, veterinarians in Aintree gave the green light to seven years to make the trip to Grange Hill Farm in the Gloucestershire. There had been a strong anxiety after millions of viewers grimacted while the runner formed of Nigel Twiston-Davies crashed in the 25th fence while leading the race.
The veterinarians and the staff rushed to the scene and after special attention overnight, he was led south Sunday by the horses ambulance to continue his recovery. Sam Twiston-Davies, which rose to the other runner in the stable in the race, Beauport, and is a son of coach Nigel, wrote on X that Broadway Boy was “steep and painful, but everything that returns home this morning”.
Willy Twiston-Davies, another of the sons of Nigel and an assistant in the courtyard, added: “Thank you for all the beautiful messages, and more importantly thanks to all the veterinarians in Aintree. Broadway Boy is loaded in the Horses Ambulance and returns home. A horse so special for all of us at Grange Hill Farm. “
Viewers immediately expressed horror in the fall on Saturday, animal rights activating the incident to criticize ITV for having failed to give it sufficient coverage. Broadway Boy was one of the two runners who needed immediate medical care despite a multitude of well-being improvements in recent years. Celebre d'Allen, which was fired up, also managed to walk on a horse ambulance to return to the stables.
Concerns had also been raised for the Jockey of Broadway Boy, Tom Bellamy, but after a vast attention on the spot, the officials later confirmed that Bellamy had “been taken to the Aintree university hospital for a more in -depth assessment”. It turned out later that he had undergone a broken wrist in the fall.
Safety measures to limit death and equine injuries have never been larger in Aintree, although two years ago, the race was delayed by 15 minutes when the animal rights demonstrators had access to the course, which resulted in more than 100 arrests.
There was no delay on Saturday and the 34 horsepower left at 4 p.m. – an earlier hour early in the context of the new security measures. The race was won by Nick Rockett, climbed by Jockey Patrick Mullins and formed by his father Willie. This year, during the three days of the festival, there was only one equine death, Willy de Houelle, mounted by the former winner of the Grand National Rachael Blackmore, who fell on obstacles on the day of opening.
Johnson White, a joint coach of Celebre d'Allen, said that the horse was “good progress”. He said Telegraph Sport: “These are very positive news. He made very good progress during the night. He now goes to a courtyard at an hour far from Aintree, where his owner has horses, so that he can rest and recover rather than make a five -hour trip in the truck. All this is very positive.”
