Surgery for Richard Kingscote

Richard Kingscote was undergoing surgery on his arm on Friday having being moved to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, after sustaining several injuries in a five-horse pile-up at Wolverhampton on Thursday evening.

The jockey was originally taken to New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, after being brought down from Cape Of Hope in a six-furlong claimer.

Kingscote, who enjoyed Classic success in the Irish Leger at the Curragh on Brown Panther back in September, suffered a broken wrist, forearm, elbow and collarbone, as well as puncturing a lung.

"He's been moved to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and I believe he's having surgery on his arm today," said his agent Guy Jewell.

"He broke his wrist, his arm his elbow on his left-hand side and he's broken his right collarbone and did his lungs as well."

Other jockeys involved in the horrific incident suffered varying injuries.

Paul Hanagan, champion jockey in 2010 and 2011, sustained a broken collarbone during the incident when Ortac Rock was brought down by Fitz Flyer.

Hanagan was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, for X-rays but was discharged.

The rider's agent, Richard Hale, said: "It was a clean break of the collarbone and he'll be out for a good month.

"At least it's the end of the season, and he'll be back for the (Dubai) Carnival.

"It could have been much worse."

Fitz Flyer's jockey Jordan Nason suffered a fractured cheekbone.

"He's in decent enough spirits with himself, but he's very stiff and is a bit battered and bruised," said the jockey's agent, Mark Furnass.

Fellow apprentice Toby Atkinson, who was unseated on the inside of the track by Powerful Pierre, escaped unscathed.

"I spoke to Toby last night and he said he was fine," said Atkinson's agent, Philip Shea.

Freddy Tylicki was also involved in the collision when Pandar was brought down rounding the home turn.

Tylicki sustained a broken nose and a split top lip and was sent to Addenbrooke's on Thursday evening as a precaution, confirmed his agent, Laura Way, who said he would be out of action for a week.

Wolverhampton's stewards inquired into the fall of Fitz Flyer, who was fatally injured, and were satisfied that no other horse nor rider had contributed to the pile-up.