Chester mourns death of Hidden Law after serious injury follows victory

Charlie Appleby’s Epsom trial winner was a Derby contenderColt suffered shattering injury after winning Chester VaseAn empty winner’s enclosure after the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, had to be euthanised as the result of a serious injury suffered shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby report