Structure Hill returns residence after ‘traumatic few days’

Nationwide Hunt coach Nicky Henderson stated he’s delighted to have secure star Structure Hill residence, after he was taken to hospital with suspected colic.

Michael Buckley’s seven-year-old needed to be taken in for monitoring on Wednesday evening (27 March), throughout what Mr Henderson described as a “few traumatic days”, however returned to his Lambourn residence at Seven Barrows yesterday (1 April).

The six-time champion coach, who needed to declare plenty of his horses as non-runners at Cheltenham final month, stated it was “great to have him residence after what he has endured”.

“He resumed regular feed yesterday with no additional sick results and had a pleasant decide of grass within the welcome sunshine,” he added. “Hopefully, that is all behind him now, however I’m afraid it’s straightforward to see he had a troublesome week and the truth is he’s going to take a while to get better and put some weight again on once more.”

It had been hoped that Structure Hill, who gained the Champion Hurdle on the 2023 Cheltenham Competition, can be rerouted to Punchestown’s competition in Eire (30 April–4 Could), having missed the possibility to defend his Champion Hurdle crown in March owing to a respiratory an infection. However this proposed run is now off the playing cards.

“So long as he’s okay, that’s all that issues, however it has been a horrible few months since his nice efficiency within the Christmas Hurdle,” Mr Henderson stated. “It’s time for him to have a summer season vacation now and look ahead to his return, hopefully within the Combating Fifth [at Newcastle on 30 November].”

Mr Henderson was eager to specific his gratitude to the many individuals who’ve supported him and Structure Hill.

“Michael Buckley and I and all at Seven Barrows want to thank the actually hundreds of Structure Hill supporters for all their form messages. I want to say they’re appreciated by him, however they definitely are by all of us! I’d additionally prefer to thank the vets,” he stated.

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Gemma is an skilled journalist, having been a part of the H&H staff since 2014, who’s keen about all equestrian sports activities, together with racing and point-to-pointing. She has loved driving out for high trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took half in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting skills have taken her to quite a few five-star occasions round Britain and Europe, in addition to European championships.