McCarthy out for ten weeks Jockey Eoin McCarthy is expected to be out of action for ten weeks following a fall from which left the Co Kerry jockey with a fractured vertabrae. McCarthy fell from Lion Na Bearnai in the Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle and was subsequently removed to Navan Hospital. Turf Club Medical Officer Dr Adrian McGoldrick reported "Eoin will be out of action for ten weeks, having fractured a vertabrae. He will be laced up with a body corset but this is standard procedure for this type of injury."
