Broken arm means Walsh has to sit out Punchestown

RUBY Walsh will miss the Punchestown Festival after breaking his arm in a fall at Aintree on Saturday.

Walsh suffered a crashing fall from the Paul Nicholls-trained Celestial Halo in the Aintree Hurdle and after being thrown to the ground, he was then kicked by Won In The Dark.

The Irish champion jockey was forced to miss the ride on Grand National joint-favourite Big Fella Thanks, who went on to finish fourth behind the Tony McCoy-ridden Don’t Push It, and now Walsh is set for an uncertain spell on the sidelines.