Flying finish
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:11 pm
makes a change from a flying start...
A rare outsider flew home in a photo finish at Brighton races - a seagull, who was caught on camera soaring past the horses.
The bird caused a flap in the 7.10 on Tuesday when 'swooping for the line' at the end of a mile-and-a-half race.
It is thought to be the first bird to feature in the photo-finish print for a horse race.
The contest was won by Jewelled, ridden by Richard Hughes for trainer Ralph Smith, from Luke Morris on Sagesse.
Racecourse spokesman George Hill said: "We are about a mile and a half from the sea, and there are a lot of seagulls around, but this has never happened before as far as we are aware.
"The bird just happened to be in the right place at the right time."
