THERE was ‘absolute heartbreak’ at Chester as Hidden Law – the winner of the big race on the day – sadly broke down just yards after the post.
The Charlie Appleby-trained runner had just surged past the post in the Boodles Chester Vase – a key trial for the Epsom Derby.
But he looked to suffer a potentially life-ending injury when being pulled up by William Buick.
Commentator Richard Hoiles said: “From poetry in motion to absolute heartbreak.”
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