UKhomishana wamaPhoyisa noBugebengu eSurrey Lisa Townsend uwushayele ihlombe umkhankaso wezokuphepha kwi-Epsom Derby Festival yalo nyaka obhuntshise izishoshovu ezazizama ukuphazamisa umcimbi.
Ekuseni namhlanje, amathimba amaphoyisa abophe abantu abangu-19 ngokusekelwe kwezobunhloli athole ukuthi amaqembu ahlose ukwenza okungekho emthethweni ngesikhathi somhlangano womjaho.
Umuntu oyedwa ukwazile ukungena emzileni ngesikhathi somjaho omkhulukazi iDerby kodwa waboshwa kulandela isinyathelo esisheshayo sonogada benkundla yomjaho kanye namaphoyisa aseSurrey. Bangu-31 sebebonke ababoshwa emini mayelana nobugebengu obuhleliwe.
UKhomishana uLisa Townsend uthe: “I-Derby Festival yalo nyaka ibone umsebenzi omkhulu wezokuphepha emlandweni wayo futhi kube umcimbi onenselelo emangalisayo emaqenjini ethu amaphoyisa.
“Umbhikisho onokuthula ungenye yezinsika zentando yeningi yethu kodwa okubuhlungu ukuthi uMkhosi walo nyaka ubhekene nobugebengu obudidiyelwe yizishoshovu ezibeke kwacaca inhloso yazo yokucekela phansi umcimbi.
“Ababhikishi bebenikwe indawo ephephile ngaphandle kwamasango amakhulu ukuze bakhombise kodwa kube nedlanzana elikhombise ngokusobala ukuthi lizimisele ngokungena emzileni bese limisa umjaho.
“Ngiseseka ngokugcwele isenzo esithathwe nguButho ngokubopha labo bantu ekuseni ekuseni ngemizamo yokuphazamisa lezo zinhlelo.
“Ukuzama ukungena erenki lapho amahhashi egijima noma elungiselela ukugijima akugcini ngokubeka umbhikishi engcupheni kodwa kubeka engcupheni ukuphepha kwabanye ababukeli nalabo abasuke bebambe iqhaza kulo mjaho.
“Akwamukelekile futhi iningi lomphakathi licikwe wukuziphatha budedengu okwenziwa egameni lokubhikisha.
“Ngenxa yomkhankaso wamaphoyisa namhlanje kanye nokusabela ngokushesha kwabasebenzi bezokuphepha namaphoyisa, umjaho udlule ngesikhathi futhi ngaphandle kwesigameko esikhulu.
"Ngifuna ukubonga Amaphoyisa aseSurrey, kanye ne-Jockey Club, ngomzamo omkhulu osuwenziwe wokuqinisekisa ukuthi umcimbi uphephile futhi uvikelekile kuwo wonke umuntu owuhambele."