Brilliant Mark Bradstock seized his moment - how many trainers would be brave enough to go the Coneygree route today?
Gathering tributes after the death of Mark Bradstock last week not only highlighted just how popular an individual he was, but also that he perhaps never received the credit his talent as a trainer merited.
Constitution Hill's absence from next week's Cheltenham Festival provided a timely reminder of just how vulnerable any horse is to ill health or injury and the best horse Bradstock ever trained was no different.
Coneygree's career was plagued with injuries, yet Bradstock and his wife Sara seized the moment to land the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inAnother View
Last updated
Copy- It rankles that there's no Irish-born rider in the global jockeys' league - but history makes it fairly predictable
- Aidan O'Brien's Classic trial dominance is admirable - but it leaves the Derby missing a spark
- It's nearly time to take the wraps off the Group 1 older horses - and I can't wait for it
- This is always a massive week for Michael Owen - but there's another Owen for whom Chester promises to be special
- Sheer number of quality horses this spring has meant it's more than just the trainers' title which has gripped us jumps fans
- It rankles that there's no Irish-born rider in the global jockeys' league - but history makes it fairly predictable
- Aidan O'Brien's Classic trial dominance is admirable - but it leaves the Derby missing a spark
- It's nearly time to take the wraps off the Group 1 older horses - and I can't wait for it
- This is always a massive week for Michael Owen - but there's another Owen for whom Chester promises to be special
- Sheer number of quality horses this spring has meant it's more than just the trainers' title which has gripped us jumps fans