Beginner jockey Alice Procter has had profitable surgical procedure on a fractured backbone however stays in intensive care following a heavy fall at Cartmel on Saturday.
The Injured Jockeys’ Fund (IJF) stated Procter “is aware and in a position to discuss for brief intervals of time” however that there have been “indications of some harm to the spinal twine”.
It added that the 21-year-old faces a “lengthy journey” to restoration.
Procter was flown by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital after coming down on Uggy Uggy Uggy in a feminine riders’ handicap hurdle.
“Alice is aware and in a position to discuss for brief intervals of time,” stated an IJF assertion.
“The surgical procedure to stabilise her thoracic spinal fracture was profitable, though there are indications of some harm to the spinal twine.
“Alice will stay 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 twin Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle.