Alice Procter - Amateur jockey with life-changing injuries - Go Fund Me

Doesn't sound good does it, thanks for the link.

So tragic, I wish her well for the future

So sad….
Words are unnecessary.

We shouldn’t need these go fund mes,if my scheme was introduced by bookies.

Coppers for croppers

Customers should be able to sign up to an injured jockeys/ re training of race horses etc,through a scheme,where upon every winning bet,the loose change over the nearest pound,I.e. win 20.17, donate the 17p to this scheme.

Most punters wouldn’t mind leaving the pennies from a win to go towards this.
It would be voluntary so wouldn’t be a problem anyway.

On line or in shop,could work the same.
In shop you win 470.25.they count out the 470,do you really need to wait around for the 25p,same on line.

Traders could opt out as the pennies might add up and affect their positions.

All winnings rounded down to nearest quid,all the coppers could then be given to anyone who has come a cropper jockey,staff or horse,from their role in providing the chance for the punter collecting those winnings.

No one would miss the pennies,but they d add up over the year to help the croppers.

At most stores these days you’re asked if you want to make a donation to charity anyway,when you pay.

Thanks for the link.

^^Brilliant suggestion, should started with immediate effect.

great idea, could also do same with shop sleepers over 10 years old and under a certain value

must be many, many thousands - Ive got about £3.50 sitting in a William Hills in Gt Yarmouth from about 1999

poor girl sounds v.similar to injury sustained by Graham Lee at Newcastle just shows flat or jumps your life can change instantly if you land the wrong way
wishing her the best for what is surely a difficult journey ahead

Alice Procter has left intensive care but will require “further careful evaluation” after sustaining an injury to her spinal cord in a fall at Cartmel earlier this month, the Injured Jockeys Fund has said.

The 21-year-old amateur was airlifted to hospital in Preston after her fall from Uggy Uggy Uggy in the female riders’ handicap hurdle on July 20 and has since undergone surgery.

Giving an update on Tuesday, the IJF said in a statement: “Amateur jockey Alice Procter has now left Intensive Care at the Royal Preston Hospital.

“As a consequence of her fall, she sustained an injury to the spinal cord in the thoracic region which is affecting the lower half of her body. This will require further careful evaluation to guide future treatment and rehabilitation.

“Alice is extremely grateful for the skill and care of the hospital medical team and for the messages of support from her friends and colleagues across the industry.”

A GoFundMe page set up for Procter with an initial target of £5,000 has raised over £15,000 in just three days.

A talented equestrian, Procter was riding Uggy Uggy Uggy for Dorset-based trainer Keiran Burke, who said: “To have already raised so much money once again highlights how brilliant the racing community is in times such as this.

“It really does highlight that in circumstances such as this, racing rallies together brilliantly.”

The page has been set up by Burke’s staff, and on it a statement posted by Alice Gregory reads: “While Alice excels in the saddle and was injured doing something that she loves best, she is also an integral member of (Keiran) Burke’s Whitcombe Stables team in Dorset where not only does she ride out and provide brilliant care for the horses, but is invaluable in the office making entries and socialising with owners.

“Alice faces a long journey in so many ways, but the purpose of this GoFundMe page is to make that journey just that little bit easier, allaying some financial worries that she doesn’t deserve to endure and meaning that if there is something that she needs to purchase urgently, she has the means to do so.”

:: Donations can be made via the following link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/alice-procter?

Just over 16K from 210 donations is shockingly poor when you consider the money swilling around in racing, Billy Bunters included.

I would have thought so acey. Surely they should be in control of the matter.

Anyone got an update on this brave girl’s progress ?

BHA

Would be good if some of the big winners on here gave a few quid out of their winnings. Perhaps putting their forum so we can see who has a heart!

Alice is still in hospital. There was another serious injury to an amateur rider in the last at Worcester yesterday

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2024/09/02/jockey-lauren-keen-hawkins-fall-worcester-hospital-critical/
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Very sad news.
Alice is parylised for life.

What a shame.

Terrible news. Puts our lives into perspective

Poor girl. Life changing for her and her family. Any kind of normality is gonna tough now.