Trevor Whelan

Chris Hayes is poised to ride Anmaat in Saturday's G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. The son of Awtaad has been ridden by Jim Crowley in each of his last nine starts, with the highlight of their association coming in October last year when springing a 40/1 surprise in the G1 Champion Stakes at Ascot. More recently, Crowley has partnered the seven-year-old to finish second in both the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes in two starts this season. However, Shadwell's number one rider...

Racing at York on Sunday was marred by a nasty incident in the feature Sky Bet Starman Garrowby Stakes, with both Jim Crowley and Trevor Whelan having to be taken to hospital with suspected lower-leg injuries. Crowley was riding the William Haggas-trained favourite Almeraq when the son of Dark Angel clipped heels and came down entering the final furlong. Whelan's mount Tiger Bay was following close behind and was brought down, having been left with nowhere to go. Miraculously both horses escaped largely unscathed, but Crowley and Whelan were treated...