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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jon Lees

Popular Cheltenham horse Kiltealy Briggs dies from cancer as punters pay tribute

A popular chaser who had his last run at this year’s Grand National meeting has died of cancer.

Kiltealy Briggs, who won five times in 22 starts, finished 14th of 29 runners in the Topham Chase over Grand National fences in April.

Aged nine and a winner of a handicap chase at Market Rasen in October, he would have been expected to have another season with trainer Jamie Snowden.

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