THE mares’ chase at Limerick on Thursday evening was won by the in-foal Mill Quest but another reportedly in-foal mare, Timeforwest, crashed out in a nasty fall at the second last.

It followed the death last week of the popular north of England-based mare Beyondtempation, who had also been scanned in-foal. Her death led to many questioning the wisdom of allowing in-foal mares to run over jumps.