Injury blow for Carberry

Paul Carberry is facing a spell on the sidelines after spraining his ankle in a fall from Champus in the Trim Maiden Hurdle at Naas yesterday.

The rider was unseated when Champus swerved and slipped up after the third flight, but any worries over broken bones have been laid to rest.

Carberry is stable jockey to trainer Noel Meade and the County Meath handler is keeping his fingers crossed the jockey makes it back to the saddle in time for next month’s Cheltenham Festival.

He said: “Paul is very sore and can’t put any weight on his ankle.

“Thankfully it is swollen rather than broken and he is going for some physio.”