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Many Clouds dies after Cheltenham victory
Many Clouds collapsed and died moments after recording a narrow victory over Thistlecrack in the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham.
The 2015 Grand National winner beat Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack by a head, but the 10-year-old, ridden by Leighton Aspell, collapsed after passing the winning post and died despite receiving immediate treatment from the course's veterinary team.
"I always said he’d die for you and he did winning that race," trainer Oliver Sherwood told Racing UK.
"He is a horse of a lifetime."
Michael Meagher, racing manager to Many Clouds's owner Trevor Hemmings, told the Racing Post: "The horse has been such a superstar down the seasons for Trevor and Oliver.
"It's very sad the way this has happened after such a brave win but he has gone out in a blaze of glory doing what he loved doing.
"He was a very public horse and everyone is very emotional which is so understandable as it was not the way it should have happened obviously. He has give everybody involved with him some wonderful days with the Grand National topping the lot.
"He won so many big races other than that like the Hennessy Gold Cup in 2014 and there is not a lot else to say at present as it's a blow for us all and all the people who have just cheered him on to such a brave win."
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