Jack Dace taken to hospital following Brighton fall Jack Dace was taken to hospital after a crunching fall at Brighton on Sunday. The 18-year-old was riding Virtue Chastity for Amanda Perrett in the Fairplay Daily Price Boosts Handicap when his mount clipped heels around four furlongs from home, coming down and also bringing down Gretna Dreams who was following behind. After being attended to by the medical team on track, Dace was taken away by ambulance to hospital, but was reported to be conscious and talking. Clerk of the course Jack Hastings said: “He’s been taken to hospital in the ambulance. He’s conscious but it was decided he needs further assessment so he’s on his way to hospital.” Mixed Fortunes in Dramatic Fallout Virtue Chastity was sadly euthanised following the incident, but there was better news for both Gretna Dreams and the four-year-old’s jockey Ashley Lewis who both walked away unscathed. Lewis told Sky Sports Racing: “I’m not really too sure what’s happened and my filly has come off the bridle beforehand and I’ve given her a squeeze and I wasn’t actually anywhere near Jack Dace and then just seen that horse come down in front of me. “I’ve tried to take out to the side but I wasn’t quick enough and just came over the top of the horse. I feel fine so all is good.” Posting on X, Gretna Dreams’s trainer Stuart Williams said: “Very thankful Ash is ok, hopeful Jack Dace is too. “Other than being a bit shook up Gretna Dreams seems none the worst after a very nasty fall.”
