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SAFETY FIRST: Richard Eagle clocks spills as well as thrills as he tours tracks and yards

SAFETY FIRST:

Rushing down to Windsor for one of their last evening meetings I knew I might miss the first race …. I did.
But I might as well have not risked the speed cameras as the second race was voided on account of a false start.
One horse reared, and another, with blinds still on, careered across the Berkshire course riderless.

Brosay ridden by Joanna Mason (right), inset below: Trainer Michael Attwater

Fortunately the horse avoided the nearby Thames, but continued to crash through the plastic rails. The horse was caught thankfully with no great damage.
But I am old enough to remember back in Ju...

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