Jockey Aidan MacDonald. Photo: PA. CONDITIONAL jockey Aidan MacDonald is in a critical condition in hospital after being taken ill a fortnight on from a crashing fall at Hexham Racecourse. MacDonald was riding the Micky Hammond-trained Russian Royale in the Welcome To Hexham 2021 Conditional Jockeys’ Mares’ Handicap Hurdle on March 18 when falling three flights from home. While he went to hospital on the day and was later discharged, he has been readmitted after being taken ill on Wednesday. In a statement released on Thursday, the Injured Jockeys Fund said: “Conditional Jockey Aidan MacDonald had a fall at Hexham Racecourse on March 18 and went to the RVI (Royal Victoria Infirmary) in Newcastle, from where he received extensive testing and was subsequently discharged.
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