article_snippet.sent: ** — it could only get better.
article_snippet.sent: Balthazar King, who was down on the landing side of that fence, suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung but was showing good signs of recovery on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: One winner Balder Succes, was put down on Sundaybecause of injuries sustained in a fall in Friday’s Melling Chase.
article_snippet.sent: But a third National with no fatalities since the fences were given softer cores is proof that welfare changes have made a difference to the track.
article_snippet.sent: That is underlined by the fact that in that time, in all races over the fences, there have been 395 runners and only one horse has suffered fatal injuries as a result of a fall.