Luckless Rawlinson back on sidelines after riding winner with a broken leg

Alistair Rawlinson: set for a spell on the sidelines

Ali Rawlinson: 'I believed I was going the right way but things in life are sent to test us'Credit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Luckless Flat jockey Ali Rawlinson is facing another spell out of action after discovering he rode a winner with an undiagnosed broken leg last week.

He could be sidelined for six weeks and admits it is "a bitter pill to take", having worked hard to re-establish himself after returning in January following seven months out with a career-threatening ankle injury.

Rawlinson's latest setback had its origins in an incident at Chester late last month.

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David CarrReporter

Published on 16 July 2022inNews

Last updated 11:30, 16 July 2022

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