A horse was rescued from a ditch after he fell into it riderless during a race.
Butler's Brief galloped away from a fall in the Cazoo Novices' Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter on Thursday evening. The Alastair Ralph-trained horse came down at the 15th fence, where jockey Nick Scholfield was dislodged.
As he got up, the sportsman tried to catch the 6-4 favourite, but he escaped. At the next fence, he slipped and tumbled sideways into the ditch before the obstacle.
