Lawlor continues recovery process

Plans are afoot to move Irish jockey Francis Lawlor to a hospital nearer his family as he continues to make slow progress following the injuries he sustained in a fall at Down Royal on May 28.

Dr Adrian McGoldrick, the Irish Turf Club’s chief medical officer, is happy with Lawlor’s recuperation to date but has warned there is still a long way to go.

“I’ve just been to see him and he’s coming on well. I’m very happy with him but he still has a long way to go from a rehabilitation point of view,” he said.

“The doctors are talking about getting him transferred back down south and that is being arranged at present.

“He’s coming along well, he’s speaking well but he tires very easily so he’s got a long way to go but we are pleased with his progress.

“Dr Welby Henry, the doctor who treated him on the night, was very pleased when he saw him today so overall we are very happy with how things are coming along, every day there is progress.”