Ruby Walsh: Panorama programme raises worrying questions for racing

I sat down last Monday night to watch The Dark Side of Horse Racing not knowing what to expect but knowing from the trailers I had seen on the BBC during the day that it was going to be an uncomfortable experience, writes Ruby Walsh

I sat down last Monday night to watch The Dark Side of Horse Racing not knowing what to expect but knowing from the trailers I had seen on the BBC during the day that it was going to be an uncomfortable experience.

This was because watching animals about to be euthanised is only a comfortable experience for a sadist. Still, I learned that horse racing has questions to answer, and an abattoir in Swindon has even more.