There was sad news from Leopardstown on Thursday afternoon after it emerged that both Three Stripe Life and Unexpected Depth had been put down after sustaining injuries during the Neville Hotels Novice Chase.
Both horses suffered fatal injuries in the race which was eventually won by the short-odds favourite Gaillard Du Mensil, with Paul Townend on board to steer the Willie Mullins-trained horse home.
But the race was unfortunately incident packed for all the wrong reasons; as well as the breakdown of the two horses, Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore had a fall as she came down off Amirite.
