Popular horse I Like To Move It has died at Uttoxeter.

The high-class National Hunt horse had to be put down after suffering a fatal injury, from which the six-year-old could not be saved. I Like To Move It was an extremely popular horse and finished sixth in this year's Champion Hurdle behind Constitution Hill.

Racing at Uttoxeter's 'Gents Day', the horse hurt himself at the final fence while still in contention to win. However, the fall resulted in the fatal injury in the race that went on to be won by Chasing Fire.

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Following the sad news of I Like To Move It's passing, tributes to the Greatwood and Kingwell winner poured in on social media. Racing TV wrote on their X account: "A Greatwood and Kingwell winner and a fantastic racehorse for the Twiston-Davies team. Our thoughts with them and all connections after the sad loss of I Like To Move It this afternoon."

Another wrote: "Wow that's a tough one to take…The beautiful 'I Like To Move It' sadly no longer with us. He won the Greatwood Hurdle here at Cheltenham, and the course played the I Like To Move It song on his way into the parade ring, that is a memory that will stay with me forever."

A third added: "Was horrid to see my heart sank once I realised what happened." And a fourth said: "Absolutely gutted to hear of I Like To Move It's passing. Beautiful horse who always tried his best. This game is so difficult sometimes."

Speaking just a day prior, I Like To Move It's trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies, told the Racing Post that the horse would "go to the very top as a chaser."

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"He jumps brilliantly and we're hoping he'll go to the very top as a chaser," said Twiston-Davies. "We've always wanted to go over fences, we buy all these horses to be chasers and we're hopeful he'll be better for it.

"We'll get this out the way before we think of anything else, but I'm hoping he'll be in all those top novice races – he's a very good horse. He's 20lb well-in there so I'm hoping he'll be alright. We couldn't be happier with him going into it."

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