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Outrage as pint of beer is thrown towards Windsor race winner Due To Henry

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Outrage as pint of beer is thrown towards Windsor race winner Due To Henry

Sky Sports Racing footage on social media shows the plastic cup narrowly missing Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Due To Henry as he crosses the line in Windsor’s final race on Monday

Racing fans have called on authorities to ban the person responsible for throwing a plastic beer cup at a winning horse.

Due To Henry was crossing the line at Windsor races on Monday evening when the object was hurled in his direction.




The incident, picked up by Sky Sports Racing cameras, shows it landing in front of the 11-4 chance, ridden by reigning champion jockey William Buick.

The horse’s trainer Eve Johnson Houghton shared the footage and urged the racecourse to find the culprit. Officials have said they are aware of what happened and will investigate with the track’s CCTV footage.

“If we find the individual then they won’t be welcome back to Windsor again,” clerk of the course Charlie Rees told the Racing Post.

Having his second start in a handicap, Due To Henry finished comfortably clear of runner-up Royal Blaze. Third-placed Expected Arrival, the mount of Benoit De La Sayette, galloped over the plastic cup as it landed.

Dylan Cunha, a training colleague of Johnson Houghton, described the act as “shocking behaviour.”

Another X user said: “Identify and ban from all racecourses from life.”

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