Keen-Hawkins makes 'steady progress' after bad fall

Amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins is expected to beryllium discharged from infirmary "in nan very adjacent future" pursuing a superior caput wounded suffered successful a autumn past month.

The 22-year-old has been receiving captious attraction curen astatine Queen Elizabeth Hospital successful Birmingham after nan autumn astatine Worcester Racecourse connected 1 September.

She has now been transferred to nan Gloucester Royal Hospital, "where she continues to make dependable advancement pinch her rehabilitation", nan Injured Jockeys Fund said.

"She is mobile pinch assistance, and though confused from clip to time, her intelligence functioning is improving," it added.

"Lauren's family expect she will beryllium discharged from infirmary successful nan comparatively adjacent early to proceed her betterment astatine location and pinch Out-Patient Therapy from some nan NHS and nan Injured Jockeys Fund."

Keen-Hawkins came down while connected Faerie Cutlass astatine nan third-last obstruction successful nan 2m4f handicap hurdle and was knocked retired from nan fall, pinch screens put up astir nan young jockey arsenic she was checked.