Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee in intensive care after being unseated in the stalls at Newcastle Racecourse

• The jockey switched codes to flat but previously rode 1,000 jump winners 
• Lee, 47, was taken swiftly to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle
• Colleague Cieren Fallon was also tended to by medics on the course after start

Grand National winner Graham Lee was taken to hospital and is in intensive care after being unseated at Newcastle Racecourse on Friday afternoon. 

The jockey is thought to have encountered trouble in the stalls, and was unseated from Ben Macdui at the start of the race as they opened for BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap. 

Lee, who won the world’s most famous jump race with Amberleigh House in 2004, is said to be suffering from a neck injury after the fall, as per a statement by the Injured Jockey Fund released on Saturday. 

‘He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he is in intensive care with a neck injury,’ the statement read. ‘He will undergo further tests today to assess the extent of the injury.’

As per the Sun, Cieren Fallon was also tended to by medics after his mount Persian Blue broke under the gate. 

Graham Lee is in intensive care with a neck injury after being unseated at Newcastle on Friday

This season, the flat jockey – who previously enjoyed a successful National Hunt career – has ridden 47 winners (pictured on Quiet Reflection)

47-year-old Lee enjoyed a successful jump career before his switch to flat, and has ridden over 1,000 winners. 

Amberleigh House was trained by legendary jump trainer Ginger McCain, who steered Red Rum to become arguably the most famous horse to win the stories race. 

The Irish jockey switched codes in 2012, and two years later came third in the jockeys’ championship in 2014. 

This season, Lee had ridden 47 winners, with 15 coming on horses trained by Ben Macdui’s Paul Midgley. 

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