‘An utterly miserable day’: Kempton Park meeting marred by death of three horses

• Nicholls laments loss of Grade One-winning Kalif Du Berlais

• Peso and Wertpol euthanised after fatal injuries

The Lanzarote Hurdle card at Kempton Park was marred by the death of three horses, including the Grade One-winning Kalif Du Berlais, whose loss Paul Nicholls described as “a big kick in the teeth” and a “sad day”.

Kalif Du Berlais – whose ownership group includes Sir Alex Ferguson – unseated Harry Cobden in the four-runner Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase and landed lame, with the broken shoulder he sustained proving untreatable and he was euthanised by the veterinary team on Saturday.