JT McNamara, the amateur jockey badly injured in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival, was transferred to hospital in Dublin yesterday having been treated in Bristol since March.

JT McNamara, the jockey left paralysed after a fall at the Cheltenham Festival, has been transferred to a hospital in Dublin.

Grand National-winning rider Mick Fitzgerald has spoken of his sadness and of the risks involved in racing after it was revealed by the family of rider JT McNamara that the serious neck injury he suffered in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival has led to paralysis.

Plans will be made to transfer jockey JT McNamara to a hospital nearer his family in Ireland.

A leading amateur Irish jockey who suffered a serious neck injury at Cheltenham races is in a “stable condition” today following surgery.

Jockey Richard Hawkins was discharged from hospital on yesterday evening, it has emerged.

Peter Toole and Richard Hawkins, the two jockeys injured in falls in April, are both reported to be well on the road to recovery.

Isabel Tompsett is reported to be making good progress as she continues to recover from a bad fall at Fakenham last month.

Peter Toole is reportedly making good progress as he continues to recover from his fall at Aintree on Grand National day.

Newmarket's Lester Piggott Day appears to have been enjoyed as much by the peerless jockey's legion of fans and contemporaries as it was by the great man himself.

LESTER PIGGOTT is reported to be recovering well after suffering a recurrence of a heart problem in Switzerland.

Lester Piggott’s condition is not believed to be life-threatening as he recovers from a recurrence of a heart problem in a hospital in Switzerland.

Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled her planned afternoon at the races on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile on Friday due to a back strain.

Newmarket managing director Lisa Hancock has described an outbreak of fighting at the track on Stan James 2000 Guineas day as “incredibly frustrating”.

Sky Bet have extended their sponsorship of the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket for another two years.

Russian Rhythm and Attraction, the last two winners of the 1000 Guineas, head the 32 entries revealed today for the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on October 2.

Newmarket have shelved their plans to build an all-weather track alongside the Rowley Mile after only being offered a limited number of fixtures.

Newmarket are to mark Pat Eddery’s retirement with a special presentation during racing on Saturday.

CHANCES are you didn’t even read it and, if you did, it probably passed over your head and meant very litle anyway.

Newmarket will have to look for a new sponsor for its Guineas meeting after being told that Sagitta would not be carrying on its backing.

Golan, the winner of last year’s Sagitta 2000 Guineas, will work on the July Course at Newmarket after the end of racing today.

Officials at Newmarket racecourse this evening confirmed that an arrest for a drugs offence was made at the track today.