The connections of Cape Gentleman, one of the runners injured during the Grand National, have expressed their devastation at what happened at Aintree and that he will not be able to race again.
The seven-year-old had been bought by trainer Shark Hanlon to fulfil the ambitions of American Pierre Manigault who hoped to emulate his great uncle Stephen ‘Laddie’ Sandford who became the first US owner to win the Grand National with Sergeant Murphy 100 years ago.
Manigault and his family travelled 4,000 miles from South Carolina to be at Aintree last Saturday but Cape Gentleman was badly hampered by a faller at the first fence, then went lame and was pulled up by jockey Jody McGarvey before the 14th fence.
