• Gullinbursti and Minella Reception die on Grand National course
• Horses first to die from falls since course overhaul for 2013-14Aintree is on edge before Saturday’s Grand National after two horses suffered fatal injuries at Becher’s Brook. These were only the moment and third deaths in three years resulting from a drop over the Grand National course.
Gullinbursti,trained by Emma Lavelle and ridden by Gavin Sheehan, was killed during the Topham Steeple Chase. Minella Reception was also treated by vets after a drop at the same fence and was taken to the racecourse stables for further assessment and had to be put down.
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Source: theguardian.com