Electricity cable removed from Newbury paddock

A SECTION of electricity cable has been removed from the paddock area at Newbury following the death of two horses at the course on Saturday.

Fenix Two and Marching Song were about to be mounted by their jockeys on the grass on the far side of the parade ring prior to the first race when they fell to the ground and died, while Kid Cassidy and The Merry Giant were also affected.

Speculation from the connections of the stricken horses was that they may have suffered from some form of electric shock.