501 winner an imposter

Racing: The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched an inquiry after a 501 winner was discovered to have been an imposter, it said yesterday.

Twoyearold Mandarin Princess was declared the winner of the 12.40 race at Great Yarmouth, beating favourite Fyre Cay, but a microchip scan afterwards found the horse was actually 3yrold stablemate Millie’s Kiss.

According to stipendiary steward Tony McGlone, the mixup occurred after a stable girl took both Mandarin Princess and Millie’s Kiss out of their stable boxes before trainer Charlie McBride arrived from the weighing room to put the saddle on the horse. — Reuters