Kieran Shoemark suffers rib and lung injuries in 'horrible' Lingfield fall

Kieran Shoemark, one of the weighing room's rising stars, is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering chest injuries in a fall at Lingfield on Saturday night.

Shoemark, who has forged a fruitful partnership with Roger Charlton, was riding Cutthechat for Robyn Brisland when the juvenile stumbled and was fatally injured in a 5f novice stakes.

The John Best-trained Estupendo was subsequently brought down and also fatally hurt in the incident, which hospitalised his rider Dayverson de Barros, although he was said to be fine on Sunday morning.

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Shoemark's older brother Conor, who rides over jumps, was at Lingfield hosting boxes and was relieved the injuries were not worse.

He accompanied his brother to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and said on Sunday morning: "He's okay. He's in hospital and will be for a few days. His head scans look good, but I think he was knocked out for a while and they didn't move him for a long time.

"Where he's fractured his ribs I think he's punctured a lung. It could have been a lot worse."

The 22-year-old Shoemark enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2017 when his 65 winners included Atty Persse's victory in the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot, while he finished second in the apprentice title race to David Egan.

Charlton said: "I haven't had a chance to speak to him yet, I should think it'll be a long and painful recovery, but jockeys are a tough breed."

Kieran Shoemark stats

Shoemark will be keen for a swift return to action, which could come sooner for Brazilian De Barros.

Best said on Sunday morning: "He was taken to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill and was drifting in and out of consciousness for some time after the fall. Immediately after he had seemed okay, but they got him back to the medical room at Lingfield and he was drifting in and out.

"They weren't overly worried about him, but they took him to hospital and on the journey he became unresponsive, which didn't look good.

"When he got to the hospital though he came round and could remember everything. I think they did a CT scan and they discharged him last night."

The rider stayed close to the hospital with the mother of one of Best's staff.

Dayverson De Barros stats

"Apparently he was pretty much back to normal," the trainer added.

"I'm sure he's got a headache this morning, but I didn't want to phone him or anything this morning.

"We've a WhatsApp group for the yard and he was posting pictures on there with his thumbs up, so he seems absolutely fine. I'm delighted and relieved; it was a horrible accident and I'm very sad for the horses."

De Barros rode a winner for Best in Switzerland earlier in the year and has had a spell in Sweden.

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