A horse which breeders hoped could win the Welsh Grand National has been killed in an arson attack.

Two-year-old gelding Rodney died and his mother, Juwireya, nine, was injured as the stable in Cefn Fforest, Caerphilly county was destroyed early on Sunday morning.

The horses' owners, Janet and Brian Vokes, had previously won the Welsh Grand National with another horse, Dream Alliance, whose victory was turned into a film.

Rodney, known as Rodders, was due to follow in Dream Alliance's footsteps and race under the name Impossible Dream when he came of age. He had been funded by a group of friends from the local working men's club who paid £10 a week for his training.