Master Minded - Aintree 2011

Master Minded's condition is career, rather than life-threatening

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Master Minded suffers career-threatening injury

DUAL Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Master Minded suffered a career-threatening injury in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Monday.

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Yet there was a sense of relief in the Paul Nicholls camp after initial reports that suggested the eight-year-old might have to be put down proved unfounded.


Speaking half an hour after Master Minded had been pulled up and dismounted approaching the final fence, Nicholls, who did not see the injury first-hand, said: "It's not life-threatening, but it could be career-threatening.

"He's struck into a tendon, but I'm not sure which leg. He's done a similar thing before, and he's gone straight to Rossdales in Newmarket."

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