HORSE TRAINER Jessica Harrington has announced the death of Irish Grand National winner Our Duke.
The eight-year-old suffered a heart attack after its routine morning training this morning.
We are sad to announce Our Duke died this morning following his usual morning exercise. He suffered a massive heart attack. He is a great loss to the Cooper family & our team. pic.twitter.com/s1sTGzHCY1
— Jessica Harrington (@Jessica_Racing) April 19, 2018
Our Duke had won the Fairyhouse showpiece as a novice last season and had an uninterrupted campaign this season.
His last run came in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, but he did not perform with any fluency and was pulled up.
The much-loved horse won six of his 13 races, amassing nearly £350,000 in career earnings.
