Barry Geraghty targets weekend return

Barry Geraghty remains hopeful of making his debut as retained jockey to leading owner JP McManus this weekend – despite being admitted to hospital with a kidney stone on Tuesday.

Barry Geraghty targets weekend return
Thu, 02 Jul, 2015 - 01:00
Ashley Iveson

The leading jockey has been sidelined with a broken shinbone since March, but had been riding work before his latest setback. After attending the wedding of close friend and colleague Paul Carberry, Geraghty spent Tuesday evening in hospital.

“I came into hospital yesterday morning as I was in a fair bit of pain and I found out I had a kidney stone,” said Geraghty. I had it removed at 10pm last night, but I’m feeling a fair bit better today.

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