Accordion Etoile retired Trainer Paul Nolan has made the decision to retire the once hugely talented but injury prone gelding Accordion Etoile. The nine-year-old finished fourth in the 2005 Champion Hurdle before going on to claim the Swordlestown Cup Novice Chase the following year. Limited to just three starts since, Accordion Etoile has been well out of the frame in two outings over obstacles as well as finishing sixth on the level at Leopardstown. Trainer Paul Nolan said: "We were hoping a trip to the racecourse might just fire him up a bit again as he hadn´t been working very well at home. "He ran OK on the Flat but he was pulled up at Cork last week and that told us he didn´t want to do it any more. "He´s been a star for us and we will keep him here now. He had four or five different problems and it´s a shame to retire him at nine. "We wanted to end on a good note though, and he can now enjoy his retirement."
