Toomey out of coma and able to move limbs

Jockey Brian Toomey is out of a coma and can move his arms and legs after a fall at Perth racecourse had left him with serious injuries.

Toomey out of coma and able to move limbs

The 24-year-old, who had surgery to reduce swelling on his brain, remains in hospital but can now breathe without a respirator.

He was on Solway Dandy when the horse fell in a hurdle race on 4 July.

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