Triolo retired after pulling up in race

FORMER Hennessy Gold Cup winner Triolo D’Alene has been retired after suffering an injury in the BetBright Chase at Kempton.

The Nicky Henderson-trained 10-year-old, who enjoyed his finest hour at Newbury in 2013, was pulled up quickly after the second fence by Jerry McGrath, while another Seven Barrows runner, Cocktails At Dawn, fell at the ninth fence.

Henderson tweeted: ‘Triolo D’Alene suffered a nasty fracture to the ball of his pelvis and will spend a while at the vets with Simon Knapp. He was bright leaving the course. A true star. But he will now hopefully enjoy a long & happy retirement.’