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South Wales Guardian
23-04-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
James Doyle to have surgery on broken collarbone
Doyle was riding James Owen's Forever Proud when taking a crashing fall a furlong from home and following advice from a specialist he will be operated on and is set to be out of action for an anticipated 'three to four weeks'. Wathnan's racing adviser Richard Brown said on Wednesday: 'Obviously he broke his collarbone at Chelmsford and he's been to see the leading specialist in this area, who is based in south Wales and looks after all the jumps jockeys. 'He has advised surgery and he will be having that tomorrow and we think he will be out for three to four weeks.' Doyle's absence will be felt for the first time this weekend, when Wathnan have key runners both at Sandown on Friday and in France on Sunday, with the Emir of Qatar's team hoping to have their retained rider back in time for the summer highlight of Royal Ascot. Brown added: 'William Buick will deputise for us when available and Mickael Barzalona will do the same in France. William is going to be on Damysus (Classic Trial) and Haatem (bet365 Mile) for us at Sandown on Friday and Mickael will ride Map Of Stars in the Prix Ganay. 'Royal Ascot, of course, is always Wathnan's big target and we hope James will be back in good time and plenty of time before that.'
Daily Mirror
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
James Doyle suffers broken collarbone as 'horrendous' fall leaves horse fatally injured
The top Flat jockey broke his collarbone in a racing spill at Chelmsford when his mount Forever Proud fell and will miss key rides for Wathnan Racing Top Flat jockey James Doyle is facing three to four weeks out of action as a result of 'pretty horrendous' racing fall. Doyle is retained by Wathnan Racing, the racing team owned by the Emir of Qatar which is becoming an increasingly powerful force in the horse racing world. The 36-year-old was riding Forever Proud, from the Newmarket stable of James Owen, at Chelmsford on Friday when the mare went wrong approaching the furlong pole and suffered a fatal injury. Doyle was taken to hospital and later posted on social media, 'Thanks to everyone who has wished me well following my fall at Chelmsford today. My thoughts go out to James Owen and the connections of Forever Proud. 'I've unfortunately sustained a broken collarbone and while this is obviously sore, I'm otherwise ok. Looking forward to being back on a racecourse soon.' Forever Proud was owned by Deva Racing and had won six times and four times in the last six months. The syndicate posted: "With great sadness, we share that Forever Proud sustained a fatal injury this afternoon at Chelmsford. A wonderful mare who gave us four wins this AW season and so much heart. Our deepest sympathies to her owners and James Owen's team who cared for her so lovingly.' Doyle will miss an important week in the calendar for Wathnan Racing horses with Royal Ascot winner Haatem due to return to action on Friday at Sandown where Derby contender Damysus will also run. On Sunday Doyle would have been aboard Map Of Stars in the Group 1 Prix Ganay. Giving an update on the jockey, Wathan's racing manager Richard Brown told the Nick Luck Daily Podcast, 'We're just waiting for a full prognosis in the next 24 hours and then we'll know whether he requires surgery or not, but he's certainly going to be out for three of four weeks which is a big blow for us at this time of year. 'I think having seen the fall, if you'd said 60 seconds afterwards, would you take a broken collarbone, I think all of us would have said yes. It was pretty horrendous watching. It was a nasty high speed fall.' Brown said William Buick would deputise for Doyle on Haatem in the bet365 Mile with Kieren Shoemark on Damysus if Buick is claimed by Godolphin in the bet365 Classic Trial.
