Blue Vinney recovering after horsebox drama

BLUE VINNEY is reported to be "absolutely fine" by Marcus Tregoning after going berserk in the trainer's horsebox on Friday afternoon, forcing the closure of the busy A23 near Brighton in both directions.

Trainer Marcus Tregoning

  PICTURE: Mark Cranham  

Stable groom, Govind Singh, who was accompanying the two-year-old colt back to Lambourn, was taken to hospital suffering cuts to the head, but was later released.

The incident happened shortly after Blue Vinney left the racecourse where he had earlier fly-jumped in the stalls and unseated Tadhag O'Shea before completing the race riderless.

He was cut free by the firemen after getting over the top of the horsebox's partition and becoming trapped in the living quarters of the vehicle which was being driven by Tregoning's travelling head groom, Pippa Platt.

Tregoning said on Saturday:  "Blue Vinney is absolutely fine. He spent the night at Hickstead and is coming back this morning, and Govind went to Sussex County Hospital with cuts to the head, but I brought him back last night."