Update on horse rider Lauren Keen-Hawkins after Worcester fall

Lauren Keen-Hawkins fell off her horse at Worcester Racecourse last month and will continue her recovery at Gloucester Royal Hospital.

The 22-year-old, who is based with Kim Bailey, came down aboard Faerie Cutlasst three flights from the finish in the concluding handicap hurdle.

Ms Keen-Hawkins has started to recover from the fall after spending time in the critical care unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

She will continue her recovery in Gloucester in the hope of returning home soon.

It is said she is mobile with assistance and her mental functioning is improving.

An Injured Jockeys Fund statement said: “Following her fall and subsequent head injury at Worcester Racecourse on September 1, amateur jockey Lauren Keen-Hawkins has been transferred from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham to the Gloucester Royal Hospital, where she continues to make steady progress with her rehabilitation.

“She is mobile with assistance, and although confused from time to time, her mental functioning is improving.

“Lauren’s family anticipate she will be discharged from hospital in the relatively near future to continue her recovery at home and with Out-Patient Therapy from both the NHS and the Injured Jockeys Fund.

"They would like to thank everyone for their kind messages of support for Lauren.”

Several ambulances, including an air ambulance, arrived at the racecourse on September 1 to treat Ms Keen-Hawkins after her fall. 

At the time, a spokesperson for Worcester Racecourse said: "The thoughts of everyone at the Racecourse are with Lauren and her family at the moment."

Kim Bailey has trained over 1,400 winners and achieved the magical "Big Three", The Grand National (Mr Frisk), The Cheltenham Gold Cup (Master Oats) and The Champion Hurdle (Alderbrook).

It is understood she was knocked out from the fall, with screens put up while she was attended to. 

Faerie Cutlass was reported to be fine after the incident.