Grand National-winning Irish jockey in intensive care following fall

Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee is in intensive care in England after suffering a neck injury in a fall at Newcastle on Friday evening.

A statement from the Injured Jockeys Fund said: “Graham was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he is in intensive care with a neck injury.“He will undergo further tests today to assess the extent of the injury.” The rider also enjoyed a successful partnership with staying hurdler Inglis Drever, counting the 2005 World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival among their seven victories together, while the Ferdy Murphy-trained pair of Another Promise and Kalahari King were also Grade One scorers.

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