Madison success carries sad postscript

Madison Du Berlais cashed in on the fall of Denman to claim his third major prize of the season in a sombre renewal of the totesport Bowl at Aintree.

Worries about Denman’s well-being after his exit at the second-last proved wide of the mark and he returned with only a cut to his leg, but the race was marred by the subsequent death of runner-up Exotic Dancer.