British horse racing marred by another mass brawl as Ascot racegoers fight in the street

BRITISH racing has been marred by a mass brawl for the second weekend running after violence broke out at Ascot racecourse a month out from the iconic week-long meet.

A fight breaks out at Ascot races

BRITISH racing has been marred by a mass brawl for the second weekend running after violence broke out at Ascot.

Groups of racegoers traded punches as onlookers were left running for cover in ugly scenes at the country’s most prestigious track.

The fighting came just a week after horrific scenes at Goodwood which saw up to 50 people clash and one man left unconscious after being kicked in the head.

Yesterday’s incident came despite Ascot bosses attempting to increase security in the wake of what had occurred over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The warring groups spilled out of the course on to the street as racegoers in three-piece suits traded punches while women attempted to break up the fighting.

More shocking scenes at Ascot yesterday after some very unsavoury scenes at Goodwood last week! Something needs to be done to sort this problem out ASAP! 😡 pic.twitter.com/lzYWPhfE7K

— Winners Enclosure (@TWEnclosure) May 13, 2018

Though course security staff were on hand trying to keep the parties apart, they were unable to prevent the situation from escalating.

There were also reports that the trouble continued further up the road in the High Street in Ascot.

A fight breaks out at Ascot races

Ashley Morton-Hunte, communications manager at Ascot, said: “Unfortunately, there was an incident.

“Our security staff were on the scene almost immediately. There were two very small head injuries that were treated on the site.

“Our aim, always, is to have a safe, secure and enjoyable race day.

“Following the recent incident at Goodwood, we increased the number of response teams on site and the incident was dealt with quickly.

“Sadly, an irresponsible minority can impact on the majority. We take all anti-social behaviour seriously.

“We can and did eject people.”

A fight breaks out at Ascot races

A fight breaks out at Ascot races