Racing: Horrific fall batters McCoy
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Your support makes all the difference.TONY McCOY was taken to hospital for an X-ray examination after a crashing fall at Ludlow yesterday. McCoy's mount, the Martin Pipe-trained Northern Drums, was in the lead when coming down at the first fence in the novices' chase and the jockey endured a sea of flailing hooves as the rest of the field galloped over him. At least one of the runners appeared to kick him.
The champion jockey lay motionless while attended by medics and was taken by stretcher from the track. He was taken to Hereford Hospital but was later discharged with no serious injury.
"It'll take more than that to keep me away from the Cheltenham Festival," McCoy grimaced as he was carried into the ambulance for the hospital.
One absentee from the Festival will be Youlneverwalkalone, one of the leading Irish hopes for the meeting and favourite for the Festival Bumper. The Christy Roche-trained five-year-old had won his only start in style and was 5-1 with Coral for Cheltenham. They now make Alexander Prize, Golden Alpha and Biliverdin 6-1 co-favourites.
n Andrew Thornton, out of action for six weeks with a serious leg infection, return to race-riding at Folkestone today.
n Super Tactics, last year's Racing Post Chase winner, may miss Saturday's renewal in favour of the two-mile Emblem Chase on the same card. "If the ground is soft three miles is far enough for him," his trainer, Robert Alner, said.
n Yesterday's card at Sedgefield was called off due to frost. The meeting would have been the first at the track since three horses were killed in a horrific collision there last Tuesday.
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