Cooper breaks leg after Tepalo fall

On a day when Cheltenham and Aintree hero Bryan Cooper was removed to hospital in Belfast with a broken leg after a fall from Tepalo in the beginners chase, Gordon Elliott took the honours with a double on Bank Holiday Monday in Down Royal.

Cooper breaks leg after Tepalo fall

Cooper later too to Twitter to reveal he will go under the knife today.

He wrote: “Thanks for all the msgs. Broke my left femur so having an operation in d morning also thanks to all the staff at @Downroyal for there help!”

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