French star faces months on the sidelines following cross-country fall

David Cottin was tied with James Reveley on 63 winners for the season when suffering a spinal injury.Credit: Edward Whitaker

Crack French jump jockey David Cottin faces a lengthy spell of rehabilitation after suffering a spinal injury in a fall at Lignieres in western France on Sunday.

Cottin is currently tied with James Reveley on 63 winners in the race to be Cravache d’Or, a title he has won three times previously.

According to Cottin’s official Facebook account, he was able to drive himself to hospital at Angers following the fall but scans revealed he had suffered three fractured vertebrae, one of them displaced.

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Scott BurtonFrance correspondent

Published on 23 August 2016inNews

Last updated 18:14, 22 August 2016

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