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He may have come home with his tail between his legs after missing out on glory in the Grand National but supporters of Joes Edge say he is still a winner. He may have come home with his tail between his legs after missing out on glory in the Grand National but supporters of Joes Edge say he is still a winner. The horse owned by Netherton businessman Chris Massey was out of the running halfway round the course, despite being a favourite to win on Saturday. At the 20th fence he was pulled up after the jockey realised he was lame after being kicked by another horse. In the end it was outsider Silver Birch which took first place. Shortly after the race started a horse ahead of Joes Edge fell and rolled in front of him catching his front right leg so sharply it left a horseshoe indentation. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
The horse owned by Netherton businessman Chris Massey was out of the running halfway round the course, despite being a favourite to win on Saturday.
At the 20th fence he was pulled up after the jockey realised he was lame after being kicked by another horse. In the end it was outsider Silver Birch which took first place.
Shortly after the race started a horse ahead of Joes Edge fell and rolled in front of him catching his front right leg so sharply it left a horseshoe indentation.
He jumped several more fences but injury meant Joes Edge, named after Mr Massey's grandfather, was not fit enough to complete the Aintree course.
Although disappointed about the result Mr Massey said what mattered most was the fact his beloved horse was not badly hurt. "To be honest I was just relieved that Joes Edge was going to be all right because at first I thought it was serious," he said.
"You can be sure Joes Edge will be back again next year."
Mr Massey added the horse had been lined up to race in The Bet Fred Gold Cup in two weeks but it was doubtful he would now run. Instead Joes Edge will be grazing for the rest of the year at his stables in North Yorkshire.
Punters at the Gate Hangs Well in Wollaston where Mr Massey is a regular were gutted. Mr Massey's friend Mike Ward said he thought it was fate Joes Edge should win after his four-year-old daughter Phoebe picked out the horse from the 40 contenders.
