BHA chief calls for time in wake of horse fatalities

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Paul Bittar has spoken of his belief that changes implemented since last year’s Grand National need time to be judged.

Australian Bittar, a recent incumbent to his position at the BHA, also expressed his sympathy to connections of Synchronised and According To Pete, who both suffered fatal injuries in the Aintree marathon on Saturday.

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