Broadway Boy update emerges after horse suffered horrific fall at 2025 Grand National
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The horse, which was ridden by Tom Bellamy, required treatment after a nasty fall at Aintree
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There appears to be a positive update on Broadway Boy after the horse, which was ridden by Tom Bellamy, suffered a nasty fall at the Grand National on Saturday.
The 66/1 horse stumbled early in Saturday's showpiece race, with ITV cameras then cutting away from the incident.
The sight of Broadway Boy falling has sparked panic on social media, with many fans left fearing the worst.
The horse had been performing well prior to the fall, with Nick Rockett eventually going on to secure glory.
There appears to be a positive update on Broadway Boy after the horse, which was ridden by Tom Bellamy, suffered a nasty fall at the Grand National on Saturday
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There appears to be some good news, however, with Broadway Boy walking onto the horse ambulance.
The horse will return to the stables for further assessment, with fans of the sport hopeful the animal will make a full recovery.
Animal Aid, speaking to GB News, have expressed their outrage after the fall and accused the industry of a 'sheer lack of care'.
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"Animal Aid are disgusted and appalled that Broadway Boy suffered a horrific fall in the Grand National Race, and that the racing industry - rather than give the public an update on his wellbeing - had the gall to spout empty rhetoric about the ‘welfare’ of race horses," they said.
"The lack of information provided about the welfare of these horses is despicable and demonstrates the sheer lack of care the industry has towards these horses.
"This is ‘welfare-washing’, at its most insidious."
UPDATE: Broadway Boy walked on to the horse ambulance and will return to the stables for further assessment pic.twitter.com/jUSHtMzsMU
— Racing Post (@RacingPost) April 5, 2025
Meanwhile, Grand National winning trainer Willie Mullins has expressed his delight after seeing Nick Rockett secure glory.
His son, Patrick Mullins, was the jockey as history was made.
And Willie, speaking to the BBC, has now expressed his delight by saying: "I am just about recovering. I am hoping to win the Grand National and hoping to get a horse your son can ride because he's such a tall, heavy guy so he can only ride about five horses in the race and one of them came free.
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"I never for a moment dreamt that he'd win the race. I hoped that he won but I never put together what it would be like if he did win.
"From the third last fence onwards I thought it was on and coming towards the elbow I thought he was going to be beaten but Patrick told me afterwards that he didn't want to hit the front too soon because the soon gets very lazy in front.
"I was just speechless. I don't know if I gave him a cheer, I was just speechless.
Nick Rockett, with Patrick Mullins riding, won the 2025 Grand National at Aintree on Saturday
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"I just broke down completely. I did for about 20 minutes after. I just couldn't help it, I just completely lost it.
"To have one horse run in the National, but then to have one your son can ride is millions, millions, millions to one what happened today.
"It is just something else to be able to leg up your son in the greatest race of all time. You dream of winning it yourself but to dream of putting your son up - when he was born I said he couldn't be the jockey the size of him, but he's turned out to be a fantastic jockey."