Carberry suffers broken collarbone

Racing : Nina Carberry is set to miss several weeks of action and almost certainly the Cheltenham Open meeting after breaking…

Racing: Nina Carberry is set to miss several weeks of action and almost certainly the Cheltenham Open meeting after breaking her collarbone.

The leading amateur rider was involved in a nasty incident at Punchestown yesterday when her mount Northern Command was one of four horses brought down.

It was caused by Superior Ben slipping and his rider Paddy Kennedy has a suspected fracture of his left leg.

Carberry's agent Shane Lyons said: "The collarbone is broken, so I should think she will tbe out for the best part of three weeks."

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