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O'Neill Will Undergo Surgery For Injuries Sustained In Tuesday's Fall

Jockey Dane O'Neill, who was unseated from his mount in a Wolverhampton handicap on Tuesday, will undergo surgery for a fractured vertebrae and ribs but is expected to make a full recovery, O'Neill's wife Laura revealed on Facebook. O'Neill was aboard Eagle Eyed Tom (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) when that horse stumbled leaving the gate and appeared to clip heels before dislodging his rider, who was hospitalised following the voided race. "Following his fall at Wolverhampton, Dane was treated on the track before being transported by the racecourse ambulance to Queen...

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