Cheltenham Festival 2010: Sam Thomas hurt in gallops fall

By Marcus Armytage 235PM GMT eleven March 2010

Injured Jockey Sam Thomas was airlifted to sanatorium after suferring a tumble during his work at Paul Nicholl"s behind back back yard Photo PAUL GROVER

Thomas, the manoeuvre who won the 2008 Gold Cup on Denman, is due to float impassioned Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle prime Tell Massini at the Cheltenham Festival for new trainer Tom George subsequent week, and was undergoing x-rays on his neck and behind at the Royal United Hospital.

Thomas is reported to have transient critical injury, but is still puzzled to crop up subsequent week.

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Trainer Tom George, for whom Thomas is fast jockey, pronounced "He had a bad tumble drill at Paul Nicholls" behind back back yard this sunrise and was airlifted to hospital.

"I"ve oral to his girlfriend, who has been authorised to speak to him.

"Initial X-rays have shown that there are no damaged bones.

"He"s really unbending and bruise but we are really carefree there is no critical damage.

"The subsequent twenty-four hours will discuss it us more."

A orator for Nicholls" behind back back yard pronounced "He was down drill initial lot this sunrise when he had a fall.

"He was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath."

A orator for the Royal United Hospital pronounced "He is fast and is available serve tests."

Thomas" excellent hour to date came when he rode Denman to Cheltenham Gold Cup excellence in 2008.

Although Tony McCoy rides Denman this year, the Welsh-born manoeuvre is due to partner the Nicholls-trained Tricky Trickster in the Gold Cup.

He is additionally pencilled in to float George"s Albert Bartlett Novices" Hurdle prime Tell Massini subsequent Friday.