Moore hails ‘fantastic’ Snow Fairy

Ryan Moore has paid tribute to Snow Fairy after the supermare he shared five top-level wins with was retired.

The former British champion jockey saluted the fighting qualities of the Cristina Patino-owned six-year-old, who aggravated an old injury yesterday morning, persuading trainer Ed Dunlop to call time on her sensational career, which yielded earnings of £3,911,804.

Moore built up an extraordinary relationship with Snow Fairy, finishing first in all six of the Group or Grade 1s they contested together, although the daughter of Intikhab was disqualified from the Prix Jean Romanet last year after testing positive for a banned substance.