Trainer Sandy Thomson says everyone associated with his yard are "completely devastated" following Hill Sixteen's death in the Grand National.
The Berwickshire handler stated after the race that he felt the delay to the marathon contest and the rushed preparation caused by animal rights activists were a major reason for the race’s total of three fallers, along with five unseated jockeys, over the first two fences.
Hill Sixteen had never fallen in his 26-race career prior to Saturday's contest, in which he fell at the first fence.
