Grand National - 2013

Well done jockey Ryan Mania!!! Always liked the lad riding and trying with long shots.(tu)

hibernia Wrote:

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> Red rum won the race 3 times finished 2nd twice
> and lived until he was 30 never done him any
> harm.27 year old Rough Quest led the old timers
> parade at the age of 27 today.

Rough Quest won the only National I went to and I backed him altho he had to survive an objection. He was one of best handicapped winners ever as he finished 2nd in Gold Cup and the National weights had been set before Cheltenham.

From the BBC website, wishing Ryan all the best and a speedy recovery...

Grand National-winner Ryan Mania suffers injuries at Hexham

Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania has been detained in hospital after suffering serious neck and back injuries in a fall at Hexham.
The 23-year-old Scot - who steered Auroras Encore to a famous 66-1 success at Aintree on Saturday - fell in the 15:10 St John Lee Handicap Hurdle.
He was said to be "stable" after being treated for over half an hour at the track and then airlifted to hospital.
Mania will undergo a precautionary MRI scan on Monday morning.
He was riding for National-winning trainer Sue Smith on Stagecoach Jasper at Hexham just hours after posing for photographs with Auroras Encore at his stables in West Yorkshire.
Mania appeared to suffer a heavy kick between his shoulder blades after his horse fell. He was conscious as he was put into the air ambulance on a spinal board.
His injuries were assessed as "severe/serious" at the course but he was later said to be in a stable condition on arrival at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
A spokesman for the Great North Air Ambulance said: "Mr Mania has received neck and back injuries. He came off the horse at high speed and may have been hit by another horse while he was on the ground.
"He has been given extensive painkillers and is currently in a stable condition."
Clerk of the course James Armstrong later reported: "His agent and his partner are with him. I know that he's had some scans and they are waiting for the results but there's no news more than that at the moment."
Paul Struthers, chief executive of the Professional Jockeys Association, tweeted: "@Mania450 is in hospital with friends and family. He's awaiting scan results. Fingers crossed not as bad as first feared.

I see Ryan has retired again

Stating he's not getting a buzz anymore