Nicky Henderson has confirmed after veterinary evaluation that Sir Gino suffered a fractured pelvis within the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham.
The six-year-old was the odds-on favorite within the Grade Two occasion and had been the ante-post market chief for the Champion Hurdle, however was compelled to tug up simply after midway.
After being attended to by the on-course veterinary workforce, he was capable of stroll into the horse ambulance.
He had returned to motion within the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park on Boxing Day after a yr off the monitor enforced by a nasty an infection in his leg which at one level had threatened his profession.
Nevertheless, he confirmed his engine was nonetheless intact there when beating the present champion Golden Ace with loads to spare.
In an replace on his X account on Saturday night, Henderson mentioned: “Sir Gino was transferred from Cheltenham to the Three Counties veterinary clinic and following scans and X-rays he does have a fractured pelvis. However having spoken to the nice workforce which might be caring for him they’re hopeful that though that is clearly important they’ve reported that he’s snug and secure. That is nice information to us all.
“The prognosis is guarded and additional examinations over the following few days whereas he’s there’ll have the ability to decide the extent of the harm and any prognosis for the long run.
“Thank you to everyone for their messages and concerns which are much appreciated and we will keep everyone up to date with any further news, but the fact that he’s comfortable tonight is the most important thing.”
Henderson had mentioned within the instant aftermath of the incident: “They were able to put him into the ambulance, it’s his right-hind, it appears to be high up so there’s no lower limb fractures – it would appear to be a pelvic injury at the moment.
“He has loaded and I might fairly they take him to Three Counties veterinary hospital with out unloading right here after which they’ll assess and scan and simply see the place we’re. All people is preventing.
“Pelvic injuries can be little or big, so we’ve just got to keep everything crossed.”
He added: “I’ve been lucky enough to have many good horses but I haven’t had many like him, I can tell you that.”
