Jockey Hayley Turner has revealed she required a dramatic rescue from her flooded automotive on Friday en path to Redcar, the place she had hoped to journey her 999th profession winner.
Turner was anticipated to journey Run Zarak Run however by no means made it to the North East monitor as her automobile grew to become caught.
The 40-year-old rang the emergency companies and was ‘fireman’s lifted’ out of her automotive window.
Recalling the incident, she advised ITV Racing: “My automotive is floating down the Nice North Highway someplace on the best way to Redcar.
“I needed to name 999 and get the fireman to return and rescue me – I really acquired a fireman’s elevate out of my automotive window!
“The horse then received about 15 lengths so a really irritating day. I am car-less and win-less as effectively.”
Turner stays on 998 winners after her sole journey at Ascot on Saturday, favorite Docklands within the Balmoral Handicap, completed third behind The Gatekeeper and Ropey Visitor.
Worcester & Southwell racecourses under water
Flooding from Storm Babet has left the racecourses at Worcester and Southwell utterly beneath water and continued to have a big impact on the fixture listing.
Monday’s all-weather card at Southwell has been deserted as has Wednesday’s jumps fixture at Worcester, whereas Pontefract’s assembly on Monday has additionally been cancelled attributable to waterlogging.
Final Friday’s conferences at Fakenham, Haydock and Uttoxeter had been all known as off together with Saturday’s playing cards at Market Rasen and Stratford.
Worcester and Southwell are each ready for water ranges to drop earlier than assessing the complete extent of any harm to the monitor or different amenities.
Area Racing Firm (ARC), who run each Worcester and Southwell, say Storm Babet has had “a big affect on our enterprise”.