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Horse Dark Raven dies after second fatal injury at Grand National 2023

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A second horse has died at the three-day Grand National Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained Dark Raven lost his life after taking a heavy fall at Aintree on Grand National Day.

The winning novice hurdler was contesting the third race on the card, the 3pm Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle, when he came down at the seventh flight, reports The Mirror.

Jockey Paul Townend was sent tumbling to the ground in the race won by Irish Point. It was confirmed that the six-year-old had to be put down after being assessed by vets at the course, after Envoye Special suffered a fatal injury while running in the Foxhunters’ Chase on Thursday.

Owner Simon Munir said on Twitter: "Thank you for all your kind messages on the sad loss of our dear Dark Raven RIP." READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community A spokesperson for Aintree Racecourse said: “Dark Raven was immediately attended to by our expert veterinary professionals during the third race of the day.

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