12-12-2011, 05:03
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Re: Horse Racing
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/
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VETERAN sprinter The Tatling will be retired at the end of an extraordinary career after running in his 176th race under rules at Wolverhampton on Monday.
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"He has got a little bit steadier and it is unfair to run him after he has been such a good servant to us," the trainer said on Sunday. "He has just lost a bit of his sparkle."
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http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ed/960931/top/
Punchestown, Sunday
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) 5yo+, 2m4f
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RUBI LIGHT confirmed himself as one of the most exciting chasing prospects in Ireland as he won the John Durkan Chase with impressive ease
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"He loves the ground and will probably go for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28. That will decide the rest of his season and we'll know whether we have a Gold Cup horse or a Ryanair horse."
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Sadly, Kempes sustained a leg injury falling at the fifth last and was put down. The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old was a dual Grade 1 winner, having won the Champion Novice Chase at the 2010 Punchestown festival and the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown this February.
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