Josh Moore In Critical Care Unit

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National Hunt jockey Josh Moore remains in the critical care unit at Aintree University Hospital following a fall at Haydock on Saturday.

Moore sustained serious injuries, including a broken femur, punctured lung, broken ribs and damage to his lower back, when his mount Gleno (Ire), trained by the jockey's father Gary, fell during a steeplechase. Gleno was unhurt.

Following successful surgery on his broken leg, Moore has been placed under sedation after contracting a chest infection which is interrupting further required treatment, including a second operation on his back. 

A statement released on Wednesday by the Injured Jockeys Fund read, “Following his fall at Haydock Park on Saturday, jockey Josh Moore is in Critical Care at Aintree University Hospital.

“After successful surgery to his femur, his recovery has been made complicated by a serious chest infection which has required him to stay sedated on the ventilator and has delayed definitive treatment of his injuries.

“The specialist medical team are working hard to treat Josh, and his family remain by his bedside.”

Moore only returned to the saddle at the end of January having been sidelined since the previous October when requiring spinal surgery for fractured vertebrae sustained in a fall at Plumpton. 

Moore's two elder brothers are also jockeys, with Jamie riding over jumps and Ryan being a multiple champion jockey on the Flat. Their sister Hayley is a former amateur rider and presenter on Sky Sports Racing. 

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