08-05-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com

Chester mourns after Derby hope Hidden Law suffers fatal injury

Epsom trial winner would have been well fancied for ClassicColt suffered shattering injury after passing the winning lineAn empty winner’s enclosure following the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival on Wednesday, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, suffered a fatal injury shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby reported afterwards that Hidden Law
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