WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

Sports THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 5 MAY 2018 AT 11AM 511 Horseracing. 1967 Arkle, x-rays by his vet, James F Kavanagh MRCVS. Twenty x-ray plates documenting the great racehorse’s career-ending injury to his pedal bone, from initial diagnosis in January 1967 until December that year. Frontal and side views of the injury over a twelve month period, many clearly showing the fracture to Arkle’s hoof, sustained in December 1966 in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park. When when jumping the open ditch, Arkle struck the guard rail with a hoof, fracturing the pedal bone, he finished second. Ten large plates and ten small. The larger 11.25 by 10in. (28.6 by 25.4cm) Provenance: X-rays taken under the supervision of James F Kavanagh. By descent to the current owner. Estimate €2,500-€3,000 approx (£2,180-£2,620 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 511