Fall puts Osborne out of action

Jamie Osborne faces around two weeks out of action after X-rays confirmed he sustained a broken collar bone in a fall at Taunton…

Jamie Osborne faces around two weeks out of action after X-rays confirmed he sustained a broken collar bone in a fall at Taunton on Thursday. The jockey was catapulted to the ground when his mount Royal Action crashed through the rails at the start of a novice hurdle and he was stood down for seven days due to concussion.

Osborne also injured his shoulder in the incident and he reported after a visit to hospital in Swindon that the collar bone was fractured.

"I have not had the results of the X-rays yet but you can safely say that the shoulder is fractured," he said.

"It's rather difficult to say how long I will be out but it is likely to be 10 days up to two weeks.

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"It is not ideal with the season just getting going but it could have been worse and I should be back for the big races next month," he added.

Jockey Jamie Goldstein will from Monday relinquish his amateur status.

Goldstein partners two horses for John Ffitch-Heyes at Plumpton.