TELEVISION presenter Hayley Moore has received global media attention after risking her own safety to stop a frightened loose horse from galloping loose at Chepstow Racecourse in Wales.

Moore, from a well-known racing family and a former amateur jockey herself, was on duty for At The Races when she decided to leap into action. She was briefly dragged along the ground by the loose horse but was quickly on her feet and helped unsaddle the horse before resuming her broadcasting role unflustered.

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