Broadway Boy, who suffered a heavy fall while leading the Grand National on Saturday, is “stiff and sore” but “travelling home”, his connections have announced.
In a significant sigh of relief for the sport, vets at Aintree have given the seven-year-old the green light to make the journey back to Grange Hill Farm in Gloucestershire. There had been high anxiety after millions of viewers winced as the Nigel Twison-Davies-trained runner crashed out at the 25th fence while leading the race.
Vets and staff rushed to the scene and following close attention overnight, he was being driven south on Sunday via horse ambulance to continue his recovery.