Jockey Procter Suffers Spine Fracture in Cartmel Fall.

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Jockey Procter Suffers Spine Fracture in Cartmel Fall.

Amateur jockey Alice Procter underwent successful surgery for a fractured spine but remains in intensive care after a heavy fall at Cartmel on Saturday.

The Injured Jockeys' Fund (IJF) reported that Alice Procter is awake and can speak briefly but has some spinal cord damage. 

The 21-year-old faces a lengthy recovery.

After her fall on Uggy Uggy Uggy during a female riders' handicap hurdle, Procter was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital.