Sceptical, Ireland's top-rated sprinter, suffered a fatal injury on the gallops this morning with trainer Denis Hogan revealing the "devastating" loss of a horse which has helped to parachute his training career. Hogan's sadness was echoed by those at Hilltop Racing after the 116-rated four-year-old suffered a "terrible tragedy". "We had a terrible tragedy this morning as Sceptical was fatally injured on the gallops," Hilltop Racing said on Twitter. "He was an amazing horse for us and we’ll remember all the great days we enjoyed with him. We’d like to thank Denis Hogan and Joey Sheridan and all the staff and we feel so sad for everyone."

Source: Irish Independent August 04, 2020 12:56 UTC