Three horses died at Aintree during the Grand National amid protests from an animal rights group at the popular event. A total of 40 horses competed for the top prize in the 175th running of the world-famous steeplechase race, Manchester Evening News reports.
The highly-anticipated race was won by Corach Rambler, ridden by Derek Fox. Hill Sixteen died during the National, the penultimate race of the three-day racing festival which began on Thursday. It comes after two horses died previously at this year's festival: Envoye Special and Dark Raven.
The Grand National was delayed for 15 minutes after animal rights activists attempted to gain entry to the track and nine people were arrested by police.
