The horse named in honour of Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow MBE has had to be pulled out of its racing debut. Beep Beep Burrow was due to appear in a race for the first time at Doncaster on Tuesday, with the six-year-old helping to raise funds and awareness into Burrow's fight against Motor Neurone Disease.
However, it will now not run after vets ruled the horse out on medical grounds. Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe said: "It's unbelievably unlucky. We found him this morning lame in his box and found a haematoma between his front legs.
"We got the vet immediately and the vet found that he may have had a pin prick with a foreign body, or it might be as simple as an infected hair follicle. I don't think I've ever had one of those ever, never mind on the morning of a race. I feel so sorry for all the people who have put in so much effort."
