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Cheltenham Races: Daryl Jacob Conscious After Horse Port Melo Crashes Through Rail (VINE)

Jockey Jacob Conscious After Horse Crashes Through Rail
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Jockey Daryl Jacob with Lac Fontana after winning the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival.
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Jockey Daryl Jacob was taken to hospital, but conscious, after his horse Port Melo crashed through rails at the Cheltenham Festival.

Jacob, who won the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle on board Lac Fontana, left the races on a stretcher following the collision and received oxygen from paramedics.

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Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(01 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(02 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(03 of12)
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Abbyssial ridden by Ruby Walsh falls at the first fence during the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(04 of12)
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Jockey Ruby Walsh after Abbyssial fell at the first fence during the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(05 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(06 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(07 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(08 of12)
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Abbyssial ridden by Ruby Walsh falls at the first fence during the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(09 of12)
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Abbyssial ridden by Ruby Walsh falls at the first fence during the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(10 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(11 of12)
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Abbyssial and jockey Ruby Walsh fall during the JCB Triumph Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2014 Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse(12 of12)
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Abbyssial ridden by Ruby Walsh falls at the first fence during the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Gold Cup Day, during the Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
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