Catastropy avoided at Chelmsford after stalls get stuck on course

There was late drama at Chelmsford on Saturday night when the final race had to be voided after the starting stalls got stuck on the track with the nine runners hurtling towards them. 

The jockeys were oblivious to the problem heading towards the home turn of the ten-furlong Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap but thankfully none collided with the machinery after reacting swiftly to frantic wave flagging and shouting.

The tractor that was pulling the stalls off the course had apparently got stuck in gear and could not budge. 

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