After a dramatic fall in the Grand National, Broadway Boy is set to return home. The horse, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies in Gloucestershire, was leading the Aintree showpiece when he fell heavily at Valentine’s Brook during the second circuit. Willy Twiston-Davies, Nigel’s son and assistant trainer, expressed gratitude for the support and praised the vets at @AintreeRaces. Willy mentioned that Broadway Boy was being loaded onto the horse ambulance to return home, highlighting the horse’s significance to everyone at Grangehill Farm and thanking Laura for her dedicated care.
Sam, Willy’s jockey brother, mentioned that Broadway Boy was feeling stiff and sore after the fall. The horse, along with Celebre D’Allen, who was also pulled up, were assessed on the course by vets before being escorted onto horse ambulances and taken to the racecourse stables for further evaluation. Tom Bellamy, the jockey for Broadway Boy, was taken to Aintree University Hospital for assessment. Celebre D’Allen, trained in Somerset by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White, remained at Aintree overnight for observation and rest following the incident.
In other developments, Micheal Nolan, the rider of Celebre D’Allen, was handed a 10-day suspension by the Aintree stewards for pushing the horse beyond its limits. Nick Scholfield, who retired after pulling up his National mount Monbeg Genius, had notable achievements in the Grand National in previous years. The 35-year-old rider finished third in the race with Teaforthree in 2013 and fourth with Santini in 2022. Scholfield, now planning to transition into training, had a significant victory in the Grade One Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown in 2013 aboard Melodic Rendezvous
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