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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter at Aintree

Animal rights groups hit out at Grand National after Broadway Boy’s ‘horrific’ fall

Horses clearing a water jump
Nick Rockett ridden by Patrick Mullins, on their way to winning the Randox Grand National. The winner was cooled with water after finishing. Photograph: David Davies for The Jockey Club/PA

Animal rights organisations have criticised the Grand National after a horse that was leading the race suffered a grim fall, and a second collapsed shortly after the competition.

Broadway Boy, a seven-year-old horse ridden by Tom Bellamy, took what was described by spectators as a “sickening fall” at the 25th jump, appearing to land on his head and not moving immediately afterwards.

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