Jockey Lorna Brooke dies after Taunton fall

Brooke was riding Orchestrated for her mother, Lady Susan Brooke, when falling at the third fence in the Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Handicap Chase on April 8.
Jockey Lorna Brooke dies after Taunton fall

Lorna Brooke after winning the Today FM Ladies Handicap Steeplechase on Moonlone Lane at Fairyhouse in 2015

Mon, 19 Apr, 2021 - 13:43
Tommy Lyons

Amateur rider Lorna Brooke died in hospital on Sunday following a fall at Taunton earlier this month, the Injured Jockeys Fund has announced.

Brooke was riding Orchestrated for her mother, Lady Susan Brooke, when falling at the third fence in the Pontispool Equine Sports Centre Handicap Chase on April 8.

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