Exotic Dancer dies following heart attack Jonjo O'Neill's Exotic Dancer died after suffering a heart attack following his second placing in the totesport Bowl Chase at Aintree. The nine-year-old finished behind Madison Du Berlais in the Grade Two contest, beaten four and a half lengths, but later collapsed upon his return to the stables. Exotic Dancer, owned by Sir Robert Ogden, won eight of his 28 career starts, including the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown earlier this season. He was also placed in two Cheltenham Gold Cups, having finished third to Kauto Star last month. O'Neill said: "Half an hour after the race he was just walking along in the stables when he just lay down and that was it. "He was very tired coming back in off the track. "I said to Barry (Simpson, owner's racing manager) he looked like he had run his heart out, and he looked really tired. "We took the saddle off him and he went back to the stables and was OK. "We were leading him round and Hannah, who looks after him, felt he wasn't right so we took him down to the vets, where he laid down and that was it - there was nothing we could do. "He was a great old horse and you need those sort of horses in the yard.
