The trainer of the horse that died in the Grand National race has blamed animal rights protesters for more deaths at the event.
Hill Sixteen, owned by Jimmy Fyffe, fell at the first fence on Saturday, suffering terminal injuries. The horse was one of a total of three that died across three days of racing at Aintree.
Trainer Sandy Thomson has said he is certain the disruption caused by protesters unsettled his horse. He defended the racing authorities for “continually moving forward to make the sport safer”, MirrorOnline reports.
