A post mortem has revealed that a “severe pulmonary haemorrhage” was to blame for the sudden death of Many Clouds at Cheltenham on Saturday, according to British Horseracing Authority (BHA) officials.

Ladbrokes has begun the search for a new chief executive after Chris Bell announced plans to leave the bookmaker in the summer.

Racing in the UK will continue to be funded by the Levy Board, the British government has announced.

BRIAN KAVANAGH, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the European Pattern Committee (EPC), succeeding Tristram Ricketts, who is leaving his position as British Horseracing Board Secretary General to return to the Horserace Betting Levy Board as Chief Executive.