Mania set for Monday scan Grand National-winning rider Ryan Mania was detained in hospital on Sunday evening before undergoing a precautionary MRI scan on Monday following his crashing fall at Hexham. Mania, 23, was taken by air ambulance to hospital in Newcastle following the fall on his return to action after winning the National on the Sue Smith-trained Auroras Encore at Aintree on Saturday. The Scotsman was linking up once again with Bingley-based Smith in the St John Lee Handicap Hurdle. However, his mount Stagecoach Jasper came down early on the final circuit. Some 25 minutes after the race Mania was still being attended to on the track by medics and there was a delay to racing following the arrival of the air ambulance. Mania was conscious following the fall and was put into the air ambulance on a spinal board before being taken to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary for further assessment. On Monday evening he was able to tweet: "Thanks so much for all the messages. I'm grand. Staying in hospital to get another scan tomorrow then should be home." Mania received what appeared to be a kick between his shoulder blades and was described as very sore before going for further assessment on neck and back injuries. The Great North Air Ambulance confirmed that its helicopter based at Penrith, in Cumbria, attended and took the jockey to hospital in Newcastle with a flight time of just eight minutes. A spokesman said: ""The jockey was initially treated by a race doctor and ambulance crew on scene, before being assessed and treated by the aircrew doctor and paramedic and then flown to Hospital." He said the casualty had back and neck injuries which were assessed as "severe/serious" but said his condition on arrival at hospital was described as stable.
