Jockey Brendan Powell to undergo surgery after horrific Plumpton fall and set to miss two major rides

JOCKEY Brendan Powell will undergo surgery after breaking two bones in his arm in his horrific Plumpton fall. Joe Tizzard’s main man in the saddle is also set to miss two major rides, headlined by Alexei’s seasonal return in the Grade 2 Molyneux Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday. It looks like he will also miss JPR One’s planned spin in the rearranged Haldon Gold Cup at the Grand National venue on Friday. Powell, 31, suffered a nasty spill when coming out of the saddle sideways from Diamond Days in the in the 2m4f handicap chase at 2pm yesterday.