Time called on Big Zeb’s career

Big Zeb, winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham in 2010, has been retired.

Time called on Big Zeb’s career
Thu, 24 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

Trainer Colm Murphy took the decision to call time on the 12-year-old’s highly successful racing career due to problems with the horse’s joints.

Big Zeb has not responded well enough to treatment after he finished fourth to Sizing Europe in the Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas.

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