Connor Beasley recovering after surgery
The rider sustained the injury when his mount Cumbrianna fell over two furlongs from home in the opening six-furlong handicap.
Cumbrianna, who was trained by Bryan Smart, had to be put down. The filly looked to have clipped heels before she fell and subsequently brought down the Sarah Hollinshead-trained Bilash, who appeared to kick Beasley.
The jockey, who is attached to Michael Dods’ stable in County Durham, was transferred from the course by air ambulance to the North Staffordshire Hospital, in Stoke.
Smart said: “He’s stable after his operation last night.
“He won’t be allowed visitors yet. He has his family with him, his fiancee and his mother, down there at the hospital.
His agent Richard Hale said earlier: “He underwent surgery on a fractured skull last night and came out early this morning. He has been talking to his family, but obviously he is very groggy and sore.
“The main thing is that he came through the surgery fine. Getting through that was the most important thing and fingers crossed it keeps going that way.”
Bilash’s rider Martin Dwyer was also stretchered off the track and taken by road to New Cross Hospital, in Wolverhampton, where he underwent treatment on an injury to his left forearm. He is expected to be sidelined for two around weeks.
Meanwhile Robert Winston could be sidelined for up to four weeks as he continues to be afflicted by a back problem.
The jockey suffered a heavy fall in a nasty incident at Doncaster late last month, but after being taken to hospital with back pain, his injuries were not thought to be serious.
Winston has, however, since undergone a second scan which revealed two partial fractures.
He was also forced to return to hospital on Tuesday evening, but has since shown much improvement.
“He had to go to York (hospital) as he was in very, very bad pain,” said his agent Lee Newton.
“They’ve now given him the correct painkillers and he feels a lot better.”
