Hidden 法律 dies just moments after victory in Chester Vase, with the 高度に-率d horse 苦しむing a 致命的な broken 脚 に引き続いて 'freak 事故' as 尊敬の印s 注ぐ in

  • The three-year-old was in 優れた form and had won his race in Chester
  • The horse however took a 誤った step, 上陸 awkwardly and fracturing his foot
  • ?Trainer?Charlie Appleby, who had flown in, was visibly shaken by the event

By Dominic King

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The 開始 to Chester's historic May 会合 was marred on Wednesday when the brilliant colt Hidden 法律 was fatally 負傷させるd in 前線 of stunned racegoers.

Hidden 法律 was owned by Godolphin, the 操作／手術 of Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by William Buick. The trio had enjoyed 優れた success at Newmarket last Saturday when 著名な Speech had won the QIPCO 2000 Guineas.

Appleby's horses are in 優れた form and Hidden 法律 had 最初 thrilled 観客s with a 広範囲にわたる turn of foot that had carried him to a three-and-a-half length 勝利，勝つ in the Boodle's Chester Vase. It was a 業績／成果 that had thrust the three-year-old, who only raced for the first time in March, 堅固に into the reckoning for the Epsom Derby.


But すぐに after passing the winning 地位，任命する, Hidden 法律 took a 誤った step as he navigated a crossing that 許すs cars to leave the course. He landed awkwardly and 苦しむd a fracture to his 権利 前線 foreleg; he was すぐに …に出席するd to by racecourse vets but could not be saved.

The 出来事/事件, which changed the atmosphere すぐに, was broadcast live on ITV4. It was a sickening 状況／情勢 for Appleby, who had flown up from his Newmarket base for the race. He was visibly shaken by what had happened.

Three-year-old Hidden Law died moments after claiming victory in the Chester Vase on Wednesday

Three-year-old Hidden 法律 died moments after （人命などを）奪う，主張するing victory in the Chester Vase on Wednesday

The horse too a false step following the race and couldn't be saved despite being immediately attended to

The horse too a 誤った step に引き続いて the race and couldn't be saved にもかかわらず 存在 すぐに …に出席するd to

The horse's trainer ,?Charlie Appleby (pictured) was visibly shaken by what had happened

The horse's trainer,?Charlie Appleby (pictured) was visibly shaken by what had happened

'We can only go on what we had seen and dream of what he could have been in the 未来,' said Appleby. 'It's very disappointing. Most importantly, I'm so very sorry for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and Team Godolphin. What can I say? It's one of those unfortunate freak 事故s.

'To have a horse like him 潜在的に coming through the 階級s was very exciting for everyone. It's a sad day. I have to thank everyone at Chester, they have been so 融通するing with their 取引 and what they have done. I'm sorry for his groom, Wayne, and all the staff at Moulton Paddocks.'

A question often asked in these 状況／情勢s is why a broken 脚 means a horse must be euthanized. 支持する／優勝者 trainer John Gosden, who saddled Pappano in the Chester Vase, 供給するd important insight into the sit uation.

'They are not very tolerant,' he said on ITV 4. 'Someone with a broken 脚 will 嘘（をつく） in bed with their 脚 延長するd for a while. Horses don't like that ? they don't like 存在 限定するd. They like to roam 解放する／自由な, if you like, in big fields and paddocks. They're not good 患者s.

'存在 such fit 競技者s put into sudden inactivity, that can 原因（となる） problems in other 脚s with laminitis, which is another 問題／発行する altogether. The 跡をつける is in 絶対 pristine, perfect 条件 so it's nothing to do with the surface. It's not a very ありふれた occurrence but it can happen.'