McCoy favourite for Kauto ride as Fehily suffers wrist injury

TONY MCCOY was installed as 1-4 favourite to ride Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day after Noel Fehily was taken to hospital with a suspected broken wrist following a fall at Newbury yesterday.

Fehily has struck up a fruitful partnership with Paul Nicholls in recent weeks after stable jockey Ruby Walsh broke his leg in a fall at Down Royal at the beginning of November.

Fehily was riding Rivaliste for the champion trainer in the sportingbet.com Handicap Chase at the Berkshire track when the pair came down at the sixth fence.