Dostal Phil suffers apparent dislocation of his right hind legGuard Your Dreams wins the International HurdleThe best and the worst of racing over jumps was on stark display here on Saturday, as Coole Cody bounced back from a crashing fall two from home here last month to win the Racing Post Gold Cup. His brave, compelling victory was marred, however, by a fatal injury to the eight-year-old Dostal Phil, who was pulled up in the early stages by Aidan Coleman after an apparent dislocation of his right hind leg.
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Few horses attack Cheltenham’s chase course with as much relish as the frontrunning Coole Cody, who was still narrowly ahead of the eventual winner, Midnight Shadow, when he came down in the Paddy Power Gold Cup three weeks ago. Adam Wedge soon had Coole Cody in his favoured position at the head of the field, and Midnight Shadow too was again close at hand as they turned for home.