Berry in the wars as Hail off mark

The Mullinahone Maiden at Clonmel last night saw Aidan O’Brien’s Hail finally get off the mark, but the contest was more notable for a nasty incident at the two-furlong pole in which jockey Fran Berry suffered numerous injuries.

The front-running Caliente, who was just starting to struggle, broke a leg and then cannoned into Nia’s Caul, who unseated Ronan Whelan.

Caliente was ridden by Berry, who was removed to hospital in Clonmel. It later emerged he fractured his right shoulder blade, broke three ribs and and an ankle. Whelan escaped relatively unscathed.