Best Mate return ends in tragedy

Best Mate’s much-anticipated racecourse return ended in tragedy as he suffered a fatal heart attack in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter.

Best Mate return ends in tragedy
Tue, 01 Nov, 2005 - 15:21

Best Mate’s much-anticipated racecourse return ended in tragedy as he suffered a fatal heart attack in the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter.

Paul Carberry tracked the leader Ashley Brook for the first half of the race on Henrietta Knight’s triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner but he started to nudge the horse on as the leaders moved clear.

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