Doyle recovering in hospital after fall in US

Jack Doyle has undergone successful surgery in New York after sustaining fractures when his mount fell on top of him during the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory Hurdle at Belmont on Thursday.

Doyle, the leading jump jockey in the United States this year, was riding Rudyard K when the partnership came to grief at the final fence when holding second place.

Bill Gallo, director of racing of the National Steeplechase Association, said on Friday: "It was a nasty fall at the tenth and last fence. The horse kind of fell and then twisted over and fell on top of Jack."