The Jockey Club has been granted a High Court injunction against Animal Rising protesters who plan to disrupt the Betfred Derby at Epsom next weekend. The application was lodged by the Jockey Club, who own Epsom Downs alongside many other high-profile tracks, as it felt the organisation had made it "explicitly clear" that they intended to breach security at the Surrey racecourse to stage a disruptive protest. Word of their plans came after disruption to the Grand National at Aintree in April when the race was delayed by just over 10 minutes after demonstrators made their way onto the track and had to be removed by police. Hollie Doyle blog: Nashwa and Bradsell among stellar weekend rides! Epsom officials on alert for possible Derby.protests
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Police officers respond to Animal Rising activists attempting to invade the racecourse ahead of the Randox Grand National at Ascot
Officials at the Jockey Club feared the Epsom protest would endanger participants,Thicegoers and horses - although they state they do not dismiss the right to peaceful protest and have offered Animal Rising an area near the entrance of the racecourse specifically for this purpose on Derby day, June 3. The injunction granted by High Court judge Sir Anthony Mann prohibits individuals from entering onto the racetrack and carrying out other acts with the intention and/or effect of disrupting the races.
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