Veterinary advice will determine whether Nigel Twiston_Davies Ollie Magern has run his last race.
The popular 13-year-old remains at owner Roger Nicholls' farm in Oxfordshire after he suffered a fractured bone in his off-fore last November and although the gelding underwent successful surgery in February, his career is still in limbo.
Nicholls said: "I'm not saying he's finished just yet. He's at home with me, and is full of himself - he's still charging around like a mad six-year-old. We need to get the vets in and check him out, most importantly to see if there's no arthritis."
He added: "If there isn't, and he gets the green light, we might just drop him down in class, and into hunter chases. He's 13 now, but he'll tell us when he's ready to call it a day. Whatever happens, he's been a marvellous horse and has turned my life around."
Ollie Magern, a renowned front-runner, has won 13 times, including two significant triumphs in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby.
Posts
