Williamson aims for Galway despite fall

Norman Williamson was today hoping to be fit to ride at next week's Galway Festival after X-rays showed he had broken no bones…

Norman Williamson was today hoping to be fit to ride at next week's Galway Festival after X-rays showed he had broken no bones in a fall atTipperary.

He badly sprained his left ankle when coming down on Quinze in a hurdle race on Sunday.

The jump jockey has been advised to rest and keep an ice pack on his injury for a couple of days before going back for another check-up.

The seven-day Galway Festival gets under way next Monday.

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