Amateur jockey Alice Procter, who injured her spinal cord in a Cartmel fall earlier this month, has left intensive care, the Injured Jockeys' Fund (IJF) announced on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old was riding Uggy Uggy Uggy (GB) (Saddler's Rock {Ire}) for trainer Keiran Burke in a female riders' handicap hurdle on July 20 when the fall occurred, and has since undergone surgery.
The IJF said in a statement on Tuesday, “Amateur jockey Alice Procter has now left Intensive Care at the Royal Preston Hospital.
“As a consequence of her fall, she sustained an injury to the spinal cord in the thoracic region which is affecting the lower half of her body. This will require further careful evaluation to guide future treatment and rehabilitation.
“Alice is extremely grateful for the skill and care of the hospital medical team and for the messages of support from her friends and colleagues across the industry.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Procter with an initial goal of £5,000 by trainer Keiran Burke's staff. It has currently received £15,899.
Burke said, “To have already raised so much money once again highlights how brilliant the racing community is in times such as this.
“It really does highlight that in circumstances such as this, racing rallies together brilliantly.”
A statement posted by Alice Gregory on the page reads, “While Alice excels in the saddle and was injured doing something that she loves best, she is also an integral member of Burke's Whitcombe Stables team in Dorset where not only does she ride out and provide brilliant care for the horses, but is invaluable in the office making entries and socialising with owners.
“Alice faces a long journey in so many ways, but the purpose of this GoFundMe page is to make that journey just that little bit easier, allaying some financial worries that she doesn't deserve to endure and meaning that if there is something that she needs to purchase urgently, she has the means to do so.”
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