Sky Sports At The Races presenter Hayley Moore was involved in a very perilous incident today at Chepstow, after she took it upon herself to stop a runaway horse.
The daughter of trainer Gary Moore and brother of jockey Ryan, was working at the event as an on-course reporter. Moore was on the scene for the Bet And Watch At 188bet.co.uk Handicap, when the David Evans-trained Give Em A Clump stumbled and unseated his rider Fran Berry.
After the race, the horse came galloping down the track and Moore, who used to be an amateur rider herself, stepped in front of the horse and managed to grab its reins, bringing it to a halt, while just about avoiding being trampled by the animal:
Amazing! @hayleyjanemoore@Chepstow_Racingpic.twitter.com/F1m6u9oBH5
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 22, 2018
Incredibly brave by Moore, though perhaps a tad foolhardy as well.
After the incident, a clearly breathless Moore a was back reporting and told At The Races she couldn't bear to see the horse do another lap:
They'll have to put the divot back in, but luckily it's on the jumps track so they'll have time to get the truck on the track! I just couldn't bear to see it go out on another lap, so I thought I'd go for it.
All in a day's work, @hayleyjanemoore! pic.twitter.com/lmln3oSGCl
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 22, 2018
Moore's heroics did not go unnoticed online:
Send her to the World Cup :)
— Kris (@kris1179) May 22, 2018
That's a true horse lover. "Couldn't bare to see the horse go round again" she said. She is just amazing, my new girl crush!!!
— Debbie Knight (@DebbieKnightArt) May 22, 2018
Hats off, that was some tackle! @hayleyjanemoore do you play rugby???????
— Valeria Coots (@ValeriaCoots) May 22, 2018
— Mark Pailing (@MarkPailing) May 22, 2018
Wow!!!! Bigger bollocks than most blokes to do that @hayleyjanemoore and that includes me!!! Kudos!!??
— DaveW (@Davvawal) May 22, 2018
