Jockey Toole remains stable

Peter Toole remains stable in hospital following his fall at Aintree on Grand National day.

The 22-year-old suffered bleeding on the right side of his brain when Classic Fly fell at the first fence during the Maghull Novices’ Chase and is currently in the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

A CT scan taken earlier this week came back negative and he was found to have movement in his legs when briefly woken from an induced coma on Monday night.

Toole is attached to Charlie Mann’s yard in Lambourn and the trainer said on Wednesday afternoon: “There is no more news and as far as I know he is still under.

“There will be no more news until he comes out of that, but he’s stable.”

A statement from the Injured Jockeys’ Fund added: “Peter Toole remains in a critical but stable position at the Walton Centre.

“His parents have been reassured that there has been no deterioration in his condition.”

Amateur jockey Richard Hawkins is also being treated in hospital following a bad fall at Taunton on Tuesday evening, and the IJF said the parents of both riders had been overwhelmed by the support they had received.

The IJF said: “Both Mr and Mrs Hawkins and Mr and Mrs Toole are extremely grateful for the huge amount of support that they are receiving from every corner of the United Kingdom.”