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Daily Mirror
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Hollie Bone

Trainer blames animal rights protesters for Grand National horse death

The trainer of the horse that died in the Grand National has blamed Animal Rising protesters for more deaths than usual at the event.

A total of three horses died across three days of racing at Aintree in ­Liverpool last week.

Hill Sixteen, owned by Jimmy Fyffe, fell at the first fence on Saturday, suffering terminal injuries.

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