Jockey Brian Toomey is out of a coma and can move his arms and legs after a fall at Perth racecourse had left him with serious injuries.

Investec Oaks runner-up Secret Gesture will not run in the Darley-sponsored equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday after suffering a setback.

Dawn Approach will clash with Toronado for a second time when the pair lock horns in the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 31.

Jockey Brian Toomey remains in a “stable condition” after undergoing surgery on the serious injuries he sustained in a heavy fall at Perth last Thursday.

Racing last night rallied around another stricken Irish jockey, as Limerick’s Brian Toomey battled “life-threatening” injuries following a heavy fall in Scotland.

THE Professional Jockeys Association yesterday called for urgent progress in amending the new whip rules brought into effect last week.

The nine jockeys banned for failing to pull up during a race that was declared void at Wetherby last Wednesday have failed in their appeal against 10-day suspensions.

TONY MCCOY was one of nine jockeys at Wetherby hit with a 10-day suspension for failing to stop after a race had been voided yesterday.

Milton Harris suffered the ups and downs of jumps racing when he had a horse put down and later saddled a winner on the New Year’s Day card at Fakenham.

Alsadaa set himself up for a lucrative campaign back over hurdles after routing the field in the Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final at Ascot.