• Galway Festival

Walsh told to give broken arm more time to heal

ESPN staff
July 20, 2010
Ruby Walsh will miss the Galway Festival to rest his injured arm © Getty Images
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Ruby Walsh will not feature at next week's Galway Festival in order to give his broken arm more time to heal.

The reigning Irish champion jockey has not raced since suffering a triple fracture when falling from Celestial Halo in the Aintree Hurdle in April.

And he will have to wait to get back in the saddle after his specialist surgeon Bill Quinlan advised him to take further rest.

Walsh's sister and agent Jennifer said: "He's been to see a specialist and he's very happy with the progress he's making, but he just feels he'd be better off giving it another three or four weeks.

"We haven't discussed a date when he might return. We'll wait until he's seen the surgeon again in three or four weeks and go from there."

Following his fall, the 30-year-old was forced to miss his National ride on joint-favourite Big Fella Thanks, who finished fourth behind winner Don't Push It.

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