Mother hit by two stampeding Grand National horses can't walk and awaits doctor's results

The woman who was hit by two loose horses during the Grand National has confirmed that she had no sensation in her foot and was struggling to work. Jo Nagra was knocked out by the two runners, Recite A Prayer and Galvin, on Saturday, but claims the incident would never have happened if activists hadn't delayed the Aintree showcase.

Animal rights protesters stormed the track as horses roamed the parade ring in a bid to stop the race from going ahead. Several managed to stick to fences while others stuck to surrounding settings.

The race was delayed for nearly 12 minutes as tensions rose in Aintree and caused distress to spectators and horses. Nagra attempted to leave the course with her children as a result, but has now revealed she could not leave as activists were blocking the exit.

She said: "We could have joined our car before the start of the race if they hadn't been there. It's not prudent. Although I sympathize with them to a certain extent, because we We were quite shocked by the number of dead horses, they need to think about the impact their disturbance may have.''

Anya then explained that she was given a pair of crutches to use for walking as she had lost feeling in her foot, but is awaiting further explanation and to see if she suffered any permanent damage. Reliving the incident, she continued: 'We were walking back to our vehicle at the Steeplechase parking lot but we weren't allowed to leave. They had to lock everything down because of the protesters trying to get in.

"Instead, we were told to wait in a small area by the fence during the race. We should never have been allowed to stand there. I remember seeing the horses charging towards me. It was terrifying."

Anya was attending the reunion with her young family and is grateful that the horses, who are both on the mend, slipped and fell on her rather than her children. "I remember waking up and hearing my daughter screaming," the mother-of-two shared. “The whole family is traumatized. It's a serious health and safety issue and someone could have died. I'm so thankful they hit me and not my kids."

Three horses died in Aintree during the three-day meeting, with the death of Hill Sixteen in the Grand National blamed on protesters by connections. Coach Sandy Thomson believes the race did not go on time and his stablemate acted differently as the pre-race schedule was disrupted.