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Thread #172302 Message #4170253
Posted By: Steve Shaw
18-Apr-23 - 08:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: Grand National
Subject: RE: BS: Grand National
The owner of the horse that was killed at the first fence has blamed the protesters. He said that they had unsettled the horses. Well, I think that the responsibility there, if it was indeed a case of the horses being unsettled, was with the stewards. Had they seen horses unsettled before the race began, then the race should not have been started. The race is a massive moneyspinner for all involved and the pressure to make it go ahead must be immense. I do feel sorry for the chap who owned the horse, but the fact is that there were no protesters at that first fence, and I think he was blaming the wrong people.