Salmon Set For Happy Retirement Michael Hourigan envisages a happy retirement for Beef Or Salmon, who brings his illustrious career to an end at Punchestown on Wednesday. The popular 12-year-old bids a fond farewell to competitive action after the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup, a race he won in 2004. "He´ll have a good retirement," Hourigan told At The Races. "He´ll be ridden every day and will be well looked after. "It will be sad to see him go but hopefully he´ll come back safe and sound and enjoy his retirement." Beef Or Salmon was a revelation in his pomp, and leaves behind a legacy consisting of at least 10 Grade One victories and over #983,000 in prize-money. Despite his stellar achievements in Ireland, he failed to win a race in Britain and consistently struggled in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. "He´s been a super horse in Ireland and ran well three times at Haydock," added the County Limerick handler. "I think the fall at Cheltenham (as a novice in 2003) took it out of him and he always remembered that bad fall. "He´s 12 now and we wouldn´t want to drive him into the dirt." (C) PA Sport
