Fallon escapes serious injury
The six-times champion jockey was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital after being kicked in the build-up to the Bridget Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. Fallon was about to take the mount aboard Mick Channon’s Ayam Zainah when Alioonagh bolted, causing mayhem in the paddock.
The Matthew Salaman-trained daughter of Giant’s Causeway upset several of her rivals and caused Fallon’s mount to kick out in alarm and strike the jockey.
The 45-year-old fell to the ground and lay at the side of the parade ring surrounded by black screens while being attended to by medical staff. Initial fears of a break to his leg proved unfounded as X-rays came back clear and Fallon was released from hospital.
