Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 05 - Staying The Course

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RTÉ

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.5 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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As Tiger Roll matures, he’s ready for the next step up in jumps racing. But will patience and persistence from his owners and trainer give Tiger Roll a chance to fulfill his destiny as a champion racehorse ? (Ep 5/7)

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0:00.0	You're listening to Episode 5 of Tiger Roll, the People's Horse.
0:06.3	At the end of episode 4, after a really successful start of his racing career,
0:11.7	towards the end of 2014, Tiger Roll was pulled up in a race and down Royal in Northern Ireland,
0:17.8	where things didn't look good.
0:20.0	I think I jumped about four hurdles
0:21.6	and had to pull him up
0:22.9	he went wrong behind
0:23.8	and they're being followed
0:25.5	Tiger rolls being pulled up
0:26.8	and just didn't feel right
0:29.1	he pulled up lame
0:29.9	caught the broken pelvis
0:31.0	as he pulled up
0:32.0	with what looked like a broken pelvis
0:33.6	whatever happened at the day
0:34.8	but when it broke us a heart
0:35.9	or what happened
0:36.4	it took us a long long time to get him back.
0:38.6	Everyone's worst fears didn't come true.
0:41.7	Tiger didn't actually break his pelvis, nor did there seem anything wrong with him the
0:45.9	morning after the race.
0:47.8	So with no long-term effects physically showing, Tiger returned to training in the yard and seemed
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