Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival, the most prestigious National Hunt horse racing event of the year, is underway.
Somerset trainer David Pipe's horse put down
David Pipe's horse Matuhi has become the first fatality of this year's Cheltenham Festival. The Somerset trainer's horse fell at the final fence in the Byrne Group Plate. Matuhi was put down due to major spinal injury.
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