HENDERSON HAPPY Trainer Nicky Henderson, celebrating his second winner of the day, said: Ma Filleule enjoyed that and I had hoped she would. She has been very good at home over the replica National fences and we tried her again over them on Tuesday. She looked very good over the fences today. Ma Filleules time was 5m 23.20s. Henderson sent out another mare, Liberthine, to win the Crabbies Topham Chase in 2006 and was also successful with Triolo DAlene (2013) and Wont Be Gone Long (1990). INJURED JOCKEYS Four jockeys incurred injuries in the Crabbies Supporting Everton In The Community Topham Chase. Two have been taken to Aintree University Hospital - Paul Carberry for precautionary X-rays for a possible pelvic injury and Mickey Fogarty for further assessment on a back injury. Andrew Tinkler has banged a wrist, while Noel Fehily has an issue with an elbow. All four missed subsequent rides. Fogarty fell at the seventh on Bishopsfurze, while Carberry was unseated from Kauto Stone at the eighth fence. Tinklers mount Tanks For That fell at the 12th and Fehily came down at the 15th on Fago. All four riders have booked rides in tomorrows Crabbies Grand National, with Tinkler on Hunt Ball, Fehily on Rocky Creek, Carberry on Monbeg Dude and Fogarty on Vesper Belle.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:56:45 +0000
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