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Watch: Jockey Miraculously Escapes Uninjured After Being Trampled By Horse

Conor O'Leary
By Conor O'Leary
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This isn't how you want to prepare for Cheltenham next week.

23-year-old jockey Bryan Cooper was at friday's meet at Limerick when he fell from his horse Unic De Bersy, in the last race of the day - the O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Novice Handicap Hurdle.

Cooper was riding the favourite, who was fading after leading by two lengths when he fell. Unfortunately, the ultimate winner of the race - Twiss's Hill ran straight over the prone jockey who couldn't get out of the way.

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It looked extremely painful and serious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YX804S31Ps

Fortunately Cooper managed to come through the incident unscathed:

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