Rizeena would have been seeking to reaffirm Brittain's unwavering belief in her following a disappointing seventh in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket earlier this month, but she
burst a blood vessel at exercise on the Al Bahathri Polytrack yesterday morning.
"They say after a horse has
burst a blood vessel it can just take a run for them to get their confidence back, and maybe that's the case."
The biggest clue to those Gold Cup performances came at Liverpool in 1997, when he
burst a blood vessel badly early on in a race.
Pop Prince Justin Timberlake looked like he was about to
burst a blood vessel at a basketball game in Los Angeles.
A south Wales TV producer who crashed his car into a wall was later found to have
burst a blood vessel in his brain.
But his dreams were shattered when he
burst a blood vessel in his leg.
Pipe was also upbeat despite the reverse, saying, "He's
burst a blood vessel and Tony has just eased him home once he knew there was a problem.
Ned Kelly was subsequently found to have
burst a blood vessel.
Venetia Williams, trainer of Nobunaga "He
burst a blood vessel last time but he still ran well.
"We've scoped him since and he's scoped really dirty and he
burst a blood vessel as well, so he's got loads of excuses.
"Horses that have burst definitely carry a bit of a stigma with them," says Evan Williams, who trained Deep Purple to win three Grade 2 chases having previously
burst a blood vessel. "People don't like it, perhaps because it's so unsightly and very dramatic."
Deirdre looks like she might
burst a blood vessel every time she opens her mouth and I can't even bring myself to talk about Shelley and Charlie.
Elliott explained that he
burst a blood vessel when disappointing on the second run and he hoped that lasix would prevent that today.
He was reported to have
burst a blood vessel and his trainer, who enjoyed dual Grade 1 success at Leopardstown yesterday with Bostons Angel and Oscars Well, describes today's assignment as "a retrieval mission" for her courseand-distance winner.
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burst a blood vessel when finishing down the field in the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle won by Crack Away Jack, trainer Tom Cooper revealed yesterday.