Overview

• Mike Tindall placed the final bid on Monbeg Dude at a Cheltenham Racecourse auction after consuming a few beers, committing £12,000 on impulse.
• In a recent Closer interview, Zara Tindall admitted she remains irritated by her husband’s spur-of-the-moment decision to buy the horse.
• Monbeg Dude was co-owned by former rugby internationals James Simpson-Daniel and Nicky Robinson and trained by Michael Scudamore.
• A leg injury in the 2016 Grand National ended the horse’s racing career and prompted his relocation to the Tindalls’ Gatcombe Park estate.
• Trainer Michael Scudamore described the retirement as bittersweet, praising Monbeg Dude’s toughness and relief that he now enjoys long-term care.