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[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

MORE BEAUTIFUL ARGENTINIAN TEARS TO START YOUR DAY😍😍😍

[Casual Chaps 🇬🇧 @CasualChaps]

Burnley fans saying farewell to there pal Simmo who ran the supporters coach for away games and also had one of the biggest collections of Stone Island in the country.

RIP 💜

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Noni Madueke. Believable player. Stoppable on his day. One of the players I have ever seen. Strikes confidence into defenders.

[Stephen R Power @racingblogger]

THE OMBUDSMANS COMING TO GET YOU!

[Kie @ NPL @NegativePL_]

.@oismurphy

[TurfCast - Burnley FC Fan Channel @TurfCastPodcast]

😂😂 Barnesy

#twitterclarets

[Billy Loughnane @loughnane_billy]

A day I will never forget! Bow Echo puts in an incredible performance to win the 2000 Guineas, becoming my first Classic winner and first domestic Group 1 winner at the Rowley Mile for George Boughey 🏆

Many congratulations to all connections 👏🏻

#BL

[Chris Wilson @Chris_Wilson6]

Happy anniversary to those who celebrate

[Joe Norris @JoeNorrisGYTO]

Now that’s passion @dominos 🍕

[Nicky Henderson @sevenbarrows]

We have very sadly lost the battle to overcome Sir Gino’s ailment and he has had to be put to sleep at the veterinary hospital this morning.

He has been fighting from severe deep-seated infections that he had overcome last year prior to his brilliant return in the Christmas Hurdle but this time it had spread too far although his fractured pelvis was healing well.

He was not only brilliant but one of the nicest kindest horses you could ever wish to see and this leaves an awful hole in Seven Barrows this morning and a very sad day for Joe & Marie Donnelly. They have had some wonderful horses over the years and they both care so much for them so losing such a young star with his life in front of him is particularly cruel.

Sir Gino was unbeaten in all his 7 starts including 3 Grade 1’s over hurdles and an amazing display in a Grade 2 Chase on his one and only start over fences.

We would have to say that he was just at least as good as any of all the amazing horses we have been lucky enough to have trained. Unforgettable in every way.

[Racing Post @RacingPost]

RIP SIR GINO 💔

[Xander @Xanderpopsss]

@RyanPeters10 Put that in your documentary

[Henry de Bromhead @HenrydeBromhead]

Thank you for everything Envoi…we are all going to miss you so much.

[Racing TV @RacingTV]

❤️ We are so very sorry to announce that Envoi Allen has sadly passed away

The 10-time G1 winner was a three-time Cheltenham Festival hero.

Our thoughts go out to connections

[Michael Harris @mjyharris]

The decision is helping to protect his life. We can all make our own choices regarding risk. Horses can’t. They trust us to choose for them. It wasn’t just the number of falls, it was the nature of them. There was pattern recognition across his races that indicated a danger to his life. Connections have shown him great respect and chosen wisely. He was such a happy horse on Friday night. He really enjoyed himself and had his mojo back. I can totally see the other side of the coin but I do think it is the correct decision. The horse has to come first.
#constitutionhill

[Ainsley George 🇺🇦🇬🇧 @AinsleyScorah]

It looks increasingly likely we’ve seen Constitution Hill run his last race over hurdles. Here’s to the next chapter.

Constitution Hill x Viva La Vida

[Nicky Henderson @sevenbarrows]

Michael Buckley and I have not surprisingly spent a lot of time soul searching and thinking over Constitution Hills future and have sadly concluded that he will not be running in the Unibet Champion Hurdle the week after next.

Last Friday night was for us all a magical occasion and we so appreciated his popularity and the love and admiration everybody showed to Conrad , as he is fondly called here.

It was a terrific night for both him, us, and I believe British Horse Racing and we are very aware of the public perception and the possible consequences of running over hurdles and feel it is not fair to ask him and Nico to do it again.

He showed on Friday night that he has another career in front of him that could possibly take us all to new playing fields. I would like to thank the thousands of Constitution Hills supporters and admirers that have shared their sentiments with us and advice on how we should proceed, and I would have to say the poll was as near 50/50 as you could get.

This is a sad day for a lot of us, particularly the National Hunt fraternity that would have liked to have seen Constitution Hill try to regain his crown and sad for all here especially Nico who has spent so much time trying to iron out our jumping issues.
However he leaves the jumping world sound & happy and ready for the next chapter. It has been a staggering journey so far and Michael has had to endure some dark days but of course enjoyed the enormous highs and thrills of an extraordinary horse.

Cheltenham have kindly invited Constitution Hill to parade on Champion Hurdle day to give all his National Hunt supporters the opportunity to say goodbye.

[ITV Racing @itvracing]

"When you hear people like this, it just makes me cry. It's AMAZING" 🥹

Nicky Henderson & Michael Buckley get emotional after Constitution Hill's win in Flat debut 🗣️

[Dan Frankcom @DFrankcom]

Oh my god 🚀

That was absolutely mesmerising from Constitution Hill 👑

Get him to the Ascot Gold Cup 💰