McCoy expects quick return to action

TONY MCCOY could be back in the saddle as soon as next week despite suffering a major injury scare at Plumpton on Monday.

McCoy expects quick return to action
Wed, 18 Feb, 2004 - 00:00
Nick Grant

The champion jockey fractured his cheekbone in three places after Polar Red crashed out at the second fence in the Tyser Insurance Ltd Novices’ Chase.

He was kicked in the face and was sent to the nearby Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath for X-rays, although he was later allowed to go home.

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