Corach Rambler justified favouritism to win a Grand National briefly disrupted by animal rights activists under a fine ride from Derek Fox
racecourse is massive and police continue to try to prevent protestors from clambering ovder the two-mile perimeter fence that surrounds it. They’ve made arrests, confiscated ladders and are now being helped by locals. The horses have returned to the parade ring and a huge cheer goes up as the jockeys exit the weigh room. Back in the betting ring, Noble Yeats is the new 8-1 favourite.On ITV, AP McCoy is in particularly spiky form.
“They don’t deserve it, they actually do not deserve any justification. Horses have a purpose in life, just like us all. Unfortunately when people go to work, sometimes bad things happen that you don’t want to happen. A hundred years ago, everybody had a horse, it was how they got around. They were working horses.
“Let’s bring out 20 horses and give them one each and see how they get on. What are they going to do? Bring them home and put them in their garden?”“They’re attention-seekers,” says the former champion jockey of the protestors on ITV Racing. “They’re attention -seekers and we’re giving them attention. Most of them have never even been in a stable.”
It’s worth adding that peaceful protest is absolutely fine but this is beyond the pale. In delaying the race, these animal rights activists are forcing the horses to walk endlessly around the paddock as the sun beats down on their backs. “They know why they’re here,” says Nicky Henderson of the horses. “They know they’re about to go racing and to keep them in this atmosphere, it’s not fair on them.
“Come and see the way these horses are looked after,” says ITV Racing frontman Ed Chamberlin. “Come and see the six star luxury they live in and the love with which they are treated.”
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