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Henderson remembers Finian's Rainbow after death aged 18

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Henderson remembers Finian's Rainbow after death aged 18

Finian's Rainbow died on Thursday aged 18. He was a three-time Grade 1 winner over fences. Finian’s Rainbow won the 2012 Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham Festival. His regular rider Conor Murphy scooped £1 million for a £50 accumulator placed on all seven of Nicky Henderson's winners at that year”s festival. Finan Rainbow raced 19 times winning on ten occasions and placing in a further four races.

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