TONY McCoy will not be in competitive action until next week after his bad fall at Worcester.
The 18-time champion jockey was dramatically unshipped from the Rebecca Curtis-trained Keep Presenting at the first flight of the Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle.
Keep Presenting jinked badly left and also brought down the Noel Fehily-ridden St Johns Point in the process with McCoy also getting a kick for his troubles.
The 40-year-old went for precautionary X-rays in Cheltenham after receiving lengthy treatment from Worcester’s medical team.
He was able to walk into an on-course ambulance for treatment at the course.
McCoy said: “I’m still a bit sore but hopefully I’ll be better in the next day or so and I’ll be back riding soon. Hopefully, it will be Monday or Tuesday.”
He had been due to ride at Newton Abbot today when the track honoured him for riding more winners at the venue than any other on his way to his landmark 4,000th career success.
A bronze sculpture was unveiled before the first race.
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