Kelly ‘critically ill’ after fall at Kilbeggan

TOP jump jockey Kieran Kelly remains in intensive care in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin after suffering serious head injuries in a fall at Kilbeggan on Friday evening.

Kelly ‘critically ill’ after fall at Kilbeggan
Mon, 11 Aug, 2003 - 01:00

"Kieran is critically ill on a life-support machine that is all I am prepared to say," said Irish Turf Club medical officer Walter Halley said yesterday.

"At this time, I would ask everybody that we respect the privacy of his family.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: KilbegganPlace: DublinPlace: BeaumontPlace: CarburyPlace: County KildarePerson: KellyPerson: Kieran KellyPerson: KieranPerson: Walter HalleyPerson: Dessie HughesPerson: Balmy NativePerson: HughesPerson: Mickey FlynnPerson: Hughes'Person: Hardy EustaceEvent: Mares) Maiden HurdleEvent: Barrack BusterEvent: Joe Cooney Memorial Handicap ChaseEvent: Cheltenham FestivalOrganisation: Beaumont HospitalOrganisation: Irish Turf ClubOrganisation: & SunAlliance
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