A man accused of starting a fire which killed two young jockeys, one of them Irish, was walking around barefoot and obviously drunk after the alarm was raised, a witness told a jury today.

An apprentice jockey who survived a fire which killed two of his colleagues, one of them Irish, told a British jury today that one of the victims was “calling for help” moments before he plunged to safety from a window.

A man arrested after a suspected arson attack that killed two promising teenage jockeys, including Galway-born Jamie Kyne, has been released from bail.

POLICE in England investigating the death of Galway jockey Jamie Kyne are anxious to trace two people seen on CCTV close to the scene of the fire which claimed the life of the young man and another apprentice rider.

A funeral mass and service of thanksgiving will take place today for an Irish apprentice jockey killed in a suspected arson attack.

A YOUNG jockey who jumped to safety from a blaze that claimed the lives of two fellow jockeys rode in a race hours after being discharged from hospital.

Leading jockeys led tributes today to two of the sport’s future stars who died in an apparent arson attack.

Irish jockey Jamie Kyne, a rising young star in the racing world, was one of two apprentices who died in an arson attack at a block of flats today. his family said tonight.

Two apprentice jockeys are believed to have died today and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a block of flats.