Veteran amateur jockey Trevor Radford is critically ill after a fall at Goodwood today.
Radford, at 64, one of the oldest jockeys to have ridden in Britain since the comeback of Lester Piggott, hit the turf after his mount Landican Lane was hampered on the bend around five furlongs out in an amateur riders` event.
He was taken by ambulance to St Richard`s Hospital in Chichester, from where a spokeswoman said: 'Mr Radford is in accident and emergency and he is critically ill.
'He is going to be transferred to Southampton General Hospital.'
Radford, who celebrated his 64th birthday last month, only returned to thoroughbred race-riding last year, having not ridden under rules since his debut way back in 1953.
But he rode in Arab races in the 1990s, rides out for trainer Buck Jones and passed medical tests before making his return from a a 46-year break last November, finishing last of 11 on Landican Lane.
Prior to today he had made six ridesin his comeback - all on Landican Lane - finishing unplaced each time.
