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Champion Perth jockey, William Pike can be sidelined for the rest of the Ascot carnival after struggling a damaged wrist using an e-scooter.
It’s a serious blow for the star hoop who hoped to shut out the Ascot carnival on Saturday partnering Western Empire in The Gold Rush (1400m).
Western Empire is the present Tabtouch favorite and co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams have booked interstate jockey, Billy Egan as Pike’s alternative.
Pike’s damage required surgical procedure and can maintain him out of the saddle for not less than two months, that means he’ll miss subsequent month’s Perth Cup (2400m).
It’s one other ill-timed setback for Pike who fractured a heel in one other motor accident at house in January that had him lacking practically three months.
“He had an innocuous fall off a scooter,” Pike’s supervisor, Dale Verhagen informed Racing WA.
“He was going at very low velocity, and the damage doesn’t replicate the accident.
“He definitely wasn’t going at velocity or something, simply an unlucky accident.
“They operated on him in a single day (Monday) and the wrist is in plaster.
“He’ll be out for someplace between eight to 10 weeks.”
Regardless of lacking a piece of final season with the foot damage, Pike stormed house to assert Perth’s jockey premiership, defeating Chris Parnham.
He at the moment sits on high of the Australian jockey premiership with 81.5 wins, forward of Blake Shinn on 68 and Parnham with 67.
Pike got here up empty handed in Perth’s three Group 1 races this 12 months however claimed Group 2 honours with Storyville within the WA Guineas (1600m).
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