Sunday 8 August 2010

Tony Ruled Out...get well soon!

Tony Hamilton is most unlikely to ride again this season after breaking his pelvis in three places at Ayr on Saturday night.

He was taken to Ayr Hospital after his mount Flying Statesman reared over backwards and landed on him before the start of a seven-furlong claimer.

Hamilton had replaced the ill Paul Hanagan on the Richard Fahey-trained three-year-old, who was down to have his first race since last season's Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

"It will be a long job and he won't ride again this season," said his agent, Richard Hale.

"He is having a CT scan in the lower back region for a full check.

"They are giving him plenty of drugs as he's in a lot of pain.

Hamilton, who is number two to Hanagan at Fahey's North Yorkshire stable, has ridden 29 winners this season.