Brendan Powell Junior escapes serious injury

Go Go Go Horse Race: Brendan Powell junior escaped serious injury when being taken to hospital following a crushing fall within the Mansfield Jobs these days.co.uk Handicap Chase at Southwell.

The young rider, who solely on Friday rode a winner for the Queen on the Flat at Newmarket, was knocked unconscious when returning to grief from The Lemonpie, trained by his father, Brendan senior.

Powell was taken by ambulance to the Queen's Medical Centre however was later released and tweeted: "Thanks for all of your involved tweets, slightly sore and slightly of a headache, however nothing broken!! £thankgod"

Racing was initially delayed for an hour whereas the ambulance came to the track, however an extra delay ensued when each ambulances encountered issues back at Southwell. The 2.40pm race eventually got off at simply before 4.05pm.

On a dramatic afternoon at the Nottinghamshire track, Ian Popham created a fairytale come back to the saddle when being sidelined for ten months when he partnered Sky Calling to victory.

The 3lb claimer broke his pelvis in a very fall when riding out for Caroline Keevil in September and was creating his long-awaited comeback on the nine-year-old, trained by his boss Martin Keighley.

And it absolutely was a double celebration, as Sky Calling was Keighley's a hundredth winner as a trainer.

Popham had the 9-1 shot within the front rank all the manner before occurring at the third-last.

Robbie created swish progress to challenge however fell at the ultimate flight, giving Andrew Thornton a nasty tumble and leaving Sky Calling to come back home four lengths away from Lukey's Luck.

Condicote-based Keighley said: "That's our a hundredth winner and Ian Popham's initial winner when being off for over ten months, thus it absolutely was special.

"It's fantastic and i am delighted for him.

"Ian did not look ring-rusty. He rode to orders, to take a seat third or fourth that he did and prolong redeeming. It's nice when it goes to set up."

Thornton was stood down for the remainder of the day when sustaining a leg injury.

Clerk of the course Roderick Duncan said: "Andrew has been stood down. I've spoken to him and that they don't think his leg is broken.

"There could be a probably some ligament harm or one thing like that."