Purple Egg wins the 2012 Inaugural Stakes. Tom Cooley Photography Purple Egg - Allowance win September 15, 2012 Alyssa Spakowski/EQUI-PHOTO ...

Surrey’s branch of Horsewatch – Surrey Action for Equines (SAFE) – alerted the police to the unusual happenings, and is urging horse owners to keep an eye on their animals and property.

Their horse, Purple Rainbow, who was not fancied by the bookies, did not challenge the front runners in the Sandringham Stakes.