Kim Bailey - Lessons In PR

Well at least it looks like he writes it.

Twas about to post that the RP were not bothered but, they have a headline on it now.

It's a private matter really, and many times the medics haven't yet passed all info to the next of kin, never mind the details made public. Quite often the medics don't even know the prognosis themselves, depending up the nature of injuries. I appreciate that there is a public interest in the welfare of a jockey immediately after witnessing a serious accident, but having a pop at KB for not going into detail the next day on his blog seems OTT. If he did have additional insight (quite likely doesn't), he likely wouldn't be going into it publicly.

I suppose it's a sign of the depressing SM era where people want to know the business of others, and demand it to be disclosed immediately.

She ha serious head injuries  unfortunately

Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins in critical care with head injury after fall at Worcester.


Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins is in critical care after sustaining a serious head injury from a fall in a handicap hurdle at Worcester on Sunday.

The rider, who is based with Kim Bailey, came down aboard Faerie Cutlass at the third-last in the 2m4f handicap hurdle. She was knocked out and screens were put up while she was attended to and an air ambulance landed in the centre of the track.

Keen-Hawkins, who has ridden one winner under rules, was subsequently taken to hospital in Birmingham via a road ambulance.

A statement from the Injured Jockeys Fund read: “Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins had a fall in the last race at Worcester racecourse on Sunday and was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

"Lauren has suffered a serious head injury and is now in critical care. Her parents and partner are with her and they kindly ask for privacy at this difficult time.”

The Amateur Jockeys Association said its thoughts were with Lauren and her family in a statement, which read: "It's good to know that Lauren is receiving the best possible medical care and we're most grateful as always for the pastoral care given by the IJF. We all hope and pray for Lauren’s speedy recovery."

Bailey praised Keen-Hawkins as a key member of his team. She has had 12 rides under rules and won aboard Dandy Dan at Cheltenham's hunter chase night in 2022.

The trainer said: "Lauren has been with me for six or seven years, she does all the riding work and schooling and is a really important part of our team. She's been point-to-pointing for years as well and she won at Cheltenham."

Popular veteran Two For Gold is among the horses Keen-Hawkins has looked after for the Cheltenham stable.

She was having her third ride of the season at Worcester, having also partnered Faerie Cutlass to a second-place finish on his last start.


From RP THIS EVENING.


We all wish her Well in the coming weeks and months.

As a matter of interest HistoricWarwick, why won't you be going back to Worcester, i know it's a pain to get out of the car park (like many other courses, Warwick included), but what didn't you like about it other than the young jockeys unfortunate incident?

Tough cookie - hope she is OK.