As the dust continues to settle on the protest that tried so hard and ultimately failed to halt the Grand National, people within racing have been standing up for the sport in recent days.
Animal Rising protesters had free reign to spout whatever opinions and theories they had on racing ahead of the Aintree showpiece on television and radio largely unchallenged last week and broke on to the course ahead of last Saturday's race.
They did not succeed, with police removing some protesters from the course and stopping many more from getting on to it, along with the help of some Liverpool locals.
