The two horses, Recite A Prayer and Galvin, unseated their riders and left the track at Aintree Racecourse
A woman crushed against against a concrete bollard by a horse and left her unable to walk at the Grand National on Saturday has spoken of her "terrifying" ordeal.
A police officer administered first aid before an ambulance was called and Jo was taken to Aintree Hospital with leg injuries. Jo says it was because of protesters at the race that she was left standing in area next to the bollard. "Instead, we were told to wait in a small area next to the fence while the race was on. We should never have been allowed to stand there. I remember seeing the horses hurtling towards me and it was terrifying.""
Top news stories today The North West Ambulance Service said: "We can confirm the female patient was hit and crushed against a concrete bollard by a stray horse. She was taken to hospital for lower leg injuries."
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