Top stayer Bannow Bay put down at the weekend

BANNOW BAY, one of the top staying hurdlers in recent years, has been put down, it was revealed today.

The Christy Roche-trained eight-year-old became ill while recovering from a routine operation and was destroyed on Saturday.

“He went for an operation last week for a chip (on his near-fore knee) but came back and wasn’t well and had to be put down,” a spokesperson for Roche’s stable said.