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Donal Murphy

Donal Murphy

Cooper & O'Connor injured

Mon 6th May 2013, 17:38

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© Photo Healy Racing

Bryan Cooper has been taken to the Royal Hospital in Belfast with a suspected fracture to his left femur following a fall from Tepalo in the fourth race at Down Royal this afternoon.

The good ground around the country is clearly having an negative impact for jockeys and Derek O’Connor has also received a suspected broken leg after a fall at Dawstown point-to-point in Co Cork this afternoon.

Derek O'Connor's partner, Carol O'Donnell, confirmed on Twitter this evening that O'Connor has broken his left tibia and will be out of action for eight to ten weeks.

Bryan Cooper also took to Twitter tonight to confirm his injury, he tweeted; "Thanks for all the msgs. Broke my left femur so having an operation in d morning also thanks to all the staff at @Downroyal for there help!"

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.