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Cecil's 2,000 Guineas hopeful Wingwalker dies
By Turia Tellwright3.42PM 2 DEC 2008

HIGHLY-REGARDED juvenile Wingwalker collapsed and died on Monday morning.

The Henry Cecil-trained colt jumped to the fore of the 2009 2,000 Guineas betting after two impressive starts, but subsequently disappointed in the Group 3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes in October and was consequently a general 33-1 shot for the Classic.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, said the two-timewinner was thought to have suffered a heart attack.

"Wingwalker collapsed and died during a canter yesterday morning," Grimthorpe confirmed on Tuesday.

"We have yet to have the results of the post-mortem but we can presume he suffered a heart attack. It's a huge loss as Henry rated him very highly and we thought he might have been very special.

"It will be felt very hard throughout the organisation."