Horse Bloodies Princess’ Nose

Princess Anne suffered a bloodied nose today when the horse she was riding in a steeplechase race made a mistake at the first fence and struck her face with its head.

“The princess took a knock when her horse made a hash of the first, but there is nothing wrong,” said trainer David Nicholson. “It was a good performance and the horse ran on well.” The 37-year-old daughter of Queen Elizabeth II finished fourth aboard Cnoc Na Cuille in the National Hunt race at Hereford, 45 miles southwest of Birmingham.