Cartmel delay

Thanks swifty

Crowd still there and horses still out.

Air ambulance taking off and horses are parading. Best wishes to the jockey.

Alice Procter.

Nasty fall she had there today.
Hope she's ok.

One of the prescient things that did come out of the show broadcast yesterday was Nico stating that every day they go out to race, they know that they might not be going home that night. Jump racing just seems too attritional at times.

Get well girl.

Probably up there with the most dangerous sports.

Wish her well & a full recovery.

Yes indeed, best wishes to the young lady and hopefully a full recovery.

Amateur jockey Alice Procter remained in intensive care on Sunday after undergoing an operation following a heavy fall at Cartmel.

She was flown by air ambulance to Preston hospital after coming down on Uggy Uggy Uggy in a female riders' handicap hurdle on Saturday.

The Injured Jockeys' Fund said in a statement on Sunday: "Amateur jockey Alice Procter had a fall at Cartmel racecourse yesterday and immediately reported back pain.

"She was flown by helicopter to the major trauma centre at Royal Preston Hospital. Following scans, she was then taken to the operating theatre under the care of the spinal team.

"She is now in the ICU with her family in attendance. Further updates will be issued in due course."

Racing was delayed for more than an hour as Procter received treatment after her fall at the second flight on a hurdler trained by Keiran Burke, for whom she has worked since 2021.

She was having her seventh ride under rules and was seeking her first victory, although she has ridden and trained winners in point-to-points.

Procter, 21, was formerly an event rider and she is the daughter of Doug and Lucy Procter, whose Glanvilles Stud in Dorset bred dual Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle, who was foaled in 2014 and sold unraced as a three-year-old.

Her brother Freddie is a successful jump jockey in the USA and came within half a length of becoming the first British rider to win the Maryland Hunt Cup in May, finishing second on Shootist.

Three years ago Doug Procter, a former point-to-point rider, spent a night in Shrewsbury prison to raise money for Midlands Air Ambulance.

Thoughts are with Alice Proctor.

Update from BBC on poor Alice Proctor...


Amateur jockey Alice Procter has had successful surgery on a fractured spine but remains in intensive care following a heavy fall at Cartmel on Saturday.

The Injured Jockeys' Fund (IJF) said Procter "is conscious and able to talk for short periods of time" but that there were "indications of some damage to the spinal cord".

It added that the 21-year-old faces a "long journey" to recovery.

Procter was flown by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital after coming down on Uggy Uggy Uggy in a female riders' handicap hurdle.

"Alice is conscious and able to talk for short periods of time," said an IJF statement.

"The surgery to stabilise her thoracic spinal fracture was successful, although there are indications of some damage to the spinal cord.

"Alice will remain in hospital as plans are made for her longer-term rehabilitation."

Procter is the daughter of Doug and Lucy Procter, whose Glanvilles Stud in Dorset bred dual Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle.