Moore faces lengthy spell out after breaking back and sternum
Jump jockey may need surgery following bad fall at Fontwell.
Jamie Moore faces a lengthy spell out of action after breaking his back and sternum in a fall at Fontwell. The jump jockey took a crashing tumble from Alka Step at the fifth-last fence in Tuesday’s attheraces.com Novices’ Handicap Chase. Click Here For Exclusive MansionBet Promotion Moore, 35, received treatment on track and was taken to Brighton Hospital for X-rays and further assessment. His father, West Sussex trainer Gary Moore, said: “He’s fractured his back and also his sternum.“He’ll be off for a while. We don’t know anything more at the moment. “They are waiting to see if they are going to operate or not. We’re not quite sure yet.”
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