Overview
- Kalif Du Berlais, a six-year-old part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, unseated jockey Harry Cobden in the Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase and suffered fatal injuries.
- Wertpol, a three-year-old, died earlier after a fall in the Juvenile Hurdle on the same Kempton card.
- ITV Racing issued condolences and said expert veterinary teams attended both incidents but could not save the horses.
- Trainer Paul Nicholls’ stable described the loss of Kalif Du Berlais as devastating after a career that included Grade 1 and Grade 2 wins.
- Wertpol had been purchased by Hart of the South Racing in October and recently won a juvenile hurdle at Taunton on December 30, prompting widespread grief and criticism of jumps racing on social media.