Racing taking place at course behind closed doorsWindow fell from Champions Gallery into seats belowA chemical reaction within a pane of toughened glass is the suspected cause of a bizarre accident as horse racing returned to Newmarket. Seats in the grandstand were showered with glass shards when the pane burst suddenly about half an hour before the first race on Thursday.
Shocked officials were left counting their blessings that the sport is currently obliged to take place behind closed doors, as the area on to which the glass fell would be busy with spectators at that stage on a normal raceday. Instead, no one was hurt and the action continued at the track, known as the headquarters of Flat racing, while specialists were called to the site to find an explanation.