Dan Kidby, one of the founders of the protest group Animal Rising, said on Friday that its members will still attempt to stop the Derby being run at Epsom on 3 June, despite an injunction granted to the Jockey Club at the High Court which could make protesters liable for damages, fines and even imprisonment for causing disruption at the two-day Derby Festival next week.
Activists from Animal Rising caused a 15-minute delay to last month’s Grand National at Aintree after a handful of protesters scaled a fence and got onto the track, while the group has also staged actions at Ayr and Doncaster in recent weeks.
