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Rachael Blackmore was said to be "in good spirits" on Saturday morning after undergoing surgery on Friday night following a heavy fall at Killarney earlier in the day.
The leading jump jockey sustained a fractured ankle and a hip injury in the fall and was taken to Tralee Hospital.
The injury is likely to keep Blackmore out of action for the rest of the summer.
In March Blackmore became the first woman to ride the winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, aboard the brilliant mare Honeysuckle, and her six winners at the Festival saw her crowned leading jockey.
The following month her profile reached stratospheric levels after she became the first woman to land the world’s most famous steeplechase at Aintree aboard Minella Times.
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