Campaigners call for jump racing ban after three horses die at Aintree

The third fatality, Hill Sixteen, is said to have suffered a broken neck at the first fence at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool before being put down

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. The campaign group’s horse racing consultant Dene Stansall said: “Jump racing must be banned to prevent the brutal horrors seen today at Aintree and this week, from happening again. The League Against Cruel Sports said the death toll at the Aintree Festival was now 62 horses since 2000 – with 16 killed in the Grand National, including two last year.The League called for “much more stringent” safety measures in horse racing, including banning the use of the whip.

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