The fundraiser for John and Amy Hunt is on track to reach £100,000 after the murder of family members Carol, Hannah and Louise.

Horse racing broadcaster Matt Chapman, who created a GoFundMe page on Saturday (July 13), has said he would “love” the page to reach its updated goal after it blew past £50,000 on Tuesday.

So far (as of Friday afternoon), £85,935 has been raised from 1.9k donations.

Mr Chapman appealed for the public’s help to support the family after Carol, Hannah, and Louise Hunt were murdered in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, last Tuesday.

He added that his friend John would love Amy to be able to “get through life without any financial worries" and called on people to donate “to show them just how much we care and love them”.

In a post yesterday to X, formerly Twitter, the ITV and Sky broadcaster said: “More amazing donations today. Keep it coming people as would so love to reach our 100k target. Thank you so much and please retweet.”

A new largest donation has come in since the page crossed the £50,000 mark, with an anonymous donor pledging £15,000. The second and third largest donations, of £5,000 and £3,000, also came from anonymous sources.

Ascot Racecourse has donated £1,000 and racehorse syndicate Racing for a Cause pledged £500, adding: “Words can't express the shock and sorrow we all feel after hearing this terrible news.

“Racing for a Cause and all at Michael Blake racing send their love and support to John and Amy and their friends and family.”

(Top left)Hannah Hunt. (Bottom Left) Louise Hunt. (Right) John and Carol Hunt pictured in 2015.(Top left)Hannah Hunt. (Bottom Left) Louise Hunt. (Right) John and Carol Hunt pictured in 2015. (Image: Image: Facebook, Hannah Hunt, Louise Hunt, Carol Hunt.)

Jockey David Dunsdon put £2,500 towards the GoFundMe, while riders Freddy Tylicki and Jonjo O’Neill Jr also contributed £1,000 and £500 respectively.

In a statement released by John and Amy Hunt on Saturday, they said: "The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words.

“We would like to thank people for their kind messages and for the support we have received in recent days. These have provided great comfort to us for which we are very grateful.

Jockeys, including Jonjo O'Neill Jr, have donated to the cause. Jockeys, including Jonjo O'Neill Jr, have donated to the cause. (Image: David Davies/PA Wire for The Jockey Club) “As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for us, and we need time and space to come to terms with what has happened and start the grieving process.

"While this is happening, we would ask that our privacy and that of our wider family and relations be respected at this time.

"Thank you.”