Nade mocked by player over mental health
● Frankel filly sees off Pink Dogwood in thrilling style for trainer Gosden
Ex- Hearts striker Christian Nade says a fellow player taunted him over his mental health issues.
In an interview last October, Nade revealed his battle with depression and told how, in 2014, he sent farewell messages to his friends and family because he “didn’t want to live any more” before walking into the sea at Dalgety Bay. The former France U21 player said that a friend shouti ng hi s name f r om t he shore made him change his mind.
As part of a piece on mental health in football, Nade told Clyde College’s newspaper The Clyde Insider how others treated him in the aftermath.
The 34- year- old, who was with Raith Rovers in 2014, said one fellow professional who had played for Celtic and Manchester United got in touch to offer support. But Nade al s o c l ai med another player taunted him
Frankie Dettori steered Anapurna to a thrilling victory in the Investec Oaks at Epsom.
Trainer John Gosden fielded two runners in a bid to win the fillies’ Classic for the third time, with impressive Cheshire Oaks heroine Mehdaayih the 11- 4 favourite under Rober t Havlin and Anapurna an 8- 1 shot after landing the Lingfield Oaks Trial.
While Mehdaayih pulled for her head early on and met significant traffic problems, Dettori always had Anapurna in prime position and, although she was under pressure early in the straight, the daughter of Frankel responded admirably to her rider’s urgings.
Aidan O’brien’s Pink Dogwood displayed an electric turn of foot to grab the lead racing inside the final t wo furlongs but Anapurna dug deep and got up to score by a neck. In doing so she provided Dettori with his fifth Oaks success following the previous triumphs of Balanchine ( 1994), Moonshell ( 1995), Kazzia ( 2002) and Enable ( 2017).
Pink Dogwood was a clear second, ahead of her stablemate Fleeting in third.
Gosden said: “A brave perf ormance by the f i l l y and brave from the jockey. He found a gap on the inside. Unfortunately our other filly [ Mehdaayih] got nothing but smashed and bumped around everywhere.
“I thought coming past the furlong pole [ Ryan] Moore [ on Pink Dogwood] had got it, but somehow this filly found the courage of reserves and energy to get her head back in front.
“The last 50 yards are uphill and she basically outstayed the other filly. Full marks to both riders and both fillies – two magnificent fillies.”
The victory was a first British Classic for Frankel as a stallion and Gosden added: “She’s bred by wonderful owner- breeders, and for owner- breeders l i ke t his to win the Oaks is what it’s all about. I love the way she fought here, she was passed but put her neck out and fought for it.”
Looking to future plans, Gosden said: “She has had a hard race today. I wouldn’t be in a hurry to run her back. I’d love to give her some time to develop, as she has a good frame on her.
“I wouldn’t necessarily say we are going to charge off to the Ribblesdale or Ireland. I think a mile and a half is spot on for her. You could also run her in the Prix de Royallieu. She stays, but she won’t run in the St Leger.”
O’brien said of Pink Dogwood: “She ran a great race. It was her first run over a mile and a half, but she ran a lovely race. I don’t know if she was outstayed. She just got collared late and when they do you can always say things like that, but you are never sure.
“We will see how she i s and will decide what to do next time.”