Hayley Turner suffered another setback to her planned riding comeback
Thursday 26 September 2013 17:30, UK
Hayley Turner has been forced to put her return to race riding on hold after an MRI scan revealed a pelvic injury.
Turner believes more needs to be done when a jockey arrives at hospital to explain the potential injuries they may have suffered. She added: "I understand that a doctor can't leave the racecourse as they would hold up racing but I do think in cases like mine, a PJA representative or someone with a medical background should accompany the jockey to hospital so they can explain to the doctors exactly what happened. "Doctors might not realise you've fallen off at 40mph and been hurled to the ground and trampled over. I was feeling very groggy and couldn't actually remember the fall, but if someone had been with me they might have been able to show a clip of the race on their phone or tablet and then the doctors might have given me a more thorough examination and x-ray. "Look what happened to Micky Fenton. He was discharged from hospital following after a crushing fall at Chepstow earlier this month after x-rays and scans revealed nothing. A few days later he sought further medical advice which revealed he'd broken his neck! He could have been paralysed."
