Updated 10pm
IRISH RIDER JT McNamara has been airlifted to hospital this evening after he was injured in a fall on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.
The amateur rider was hurt when his mount Galaxy Rock crashed out of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the first fence.
After he was treated on the course by medical staff, McNamara was transferred to a Bristol hospital by air ambulance.
The announcer at Cheltenham lsaid McNamara was conscious after his fall.
“I’ve been told that JT is in an induced coma at the moment,” McNamara’s uncle, the trainer Andrew McNamara, said later.
Speaking a fter 9pm tonight Dr Adrian McGoldrick, chief medical officer for the Irish Turf Club, said: “JT has suffered a serious neck injury.
“He is being looked after at the regional spinal unit but as yet he is still waiting for a scan. So what we know so far is that he has a neck injury, but we will know far more in the morning when hopefully he will have had his scan.”
Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Wishing him likewise, a speedy and full recovery .
Hope tomorrow is a brighter day for him
Red thumbs wan#}#s
Best wishes to John Thomas, hope your back again next year. Just goes to show the dangers of the sport that so
Many of us get such enjoyment from.
Brave men. Hopefully makes a full recovery
Poor lad.. Hope he turns out ok.. Wouldnt worry bout the red thumbs, it can happen accidentally when scrolling with the phone.
Hope JT makes a full and speedy recovery.
As I said red thumbs wa###rs
Hope he makes a full recovery and is back in the saddle winning races and competing at the highest levels in the sport.
Hope he is back to his best soon,top jockey
Hopefully he will recover quick and well – heavy price to pay just doing your job
Get well soon JT.
Red thumb green thumb should be in the middle. Speedy recovery to Irish jockey
Hope he recovers. Wat idiots are red thumbin these posts, you bunch of clowns
Really hope he makes a full recovery!
Hope he recovers. But if this was a horse that had a neck injury all the animal lovers would be calling it cruelty…
Thoughts with himself and his family at this very worrying time. Hopes for a speedy and good recovery.