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DARLEY TO MISS WORLD CUP

Champion jockey Kevin Darley will be on the sidelines for 'at least two weeks' and will miss the Dubai World Cup meeting after a fall while riding out for Gerard Butler this morning.

Darley, who was due to partner Pipalong in Saturday`s US2million Golden Shaheen, has broken a bone in his wrist and will have the injury X-rayed on Monday.

His agent Terry Norman said: 'He was riding out for Gerard Butler and the horse just went down. He`s broken a bone in his right wrist and it is still quite swollen. He went to Newbury General for X-rays and they put a temporary cast on.

'He has also bruised his shoulder but that is not as serious.

'We won`t know the extent of the damage until the swelling has gone down and he`s going back for some X-rays on Monday and then we should know more.

'It looks as though he`ll be out for at least two weeks but the main thing is he misses the rides on Pipalong and Murghem (Dubai Sheema Classic).'

Darley clinched his first jockeys` title last season with 155 winners.