Rising star Jordan Gainford on the sidelines after Naas fall
Jockey Jordan Gainford is set for six weeks on the sidelines after breaking his wrist in a fall at Naas.
Gainford, a rising star who had a breakthrough Cheltenham Festival win on The Shunter last season, suffered the injury when his mount Buttons And Bows came down at the second-last in the Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St. Mary’s GAA Novice Handicap Chase on Saturday.
The 3lb claimer rides regularly for Gordon Elliott’s powerful stable, among others.
A Twitter update on Sunday from the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board’s senior medical officer Dr Jennifer Pugh confirmed the nature of Gainford’s injury and prognosis.
It read: “Jordan Gainford fractured his wrist in a fall at Naas yesterday and will be out for six weeks.”
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