Arrests over Scottish Grand National course invasion

Several radical person been arrested aft carnal rights protesters attempted to disrupt the Scottish Grand National.

Officers intervened aft Animal Rising activists rushed onto Ayr racecourse, delaying the 15:35 contention won by Kitty's Light.

Police Scotland confirmed a "significant operation" was taking spot to "safely remove" protesters from the track.

It came aft protests delayed the commencement of the Grand National past week.

The Ayr protestation followed the decease of equine Oscar Elite successful the 13:50 contention connected Saturday. Activists said they wanted to halt different horses from dying oregon coming to harm.

Animal Rising, which is seeking to item the exploitation of animals for athletics and food, said it volition proceed with much contention disruptions, alongside a bid of workplace occupations and carnal rescues.

Police Scotland said: "We are responding to a protestation which is ongoing astatine Ayr Racecourse this afternoon.

"A important cognition is nether mode to safely region those involved. A fig of arrests person been made and an accrued constabulary beingness remains astatine the scene."

Security had been stepped up astatine the lawsuit aft protesters delayed the commencement of the Grand National astatine Aintree past week.

Merseyside Police said they arrested 118 radical implicit the disruption, which saw 9 radical participate the course.

Up to 17,000 radical were expected astatine Ayr racecourse for the Scottish mentation of the race.

The Scottish Grand National was inaugurated successful Ayrshire successful 1867 and has taken spot astatine Ayr since 1966.