Jockey Ryan Moore ruled out of big autumn meetings with leg fracture

He’ll be lucky to ride this season, says Aidan O’Brien

Injury a blow to Ballydoyle trainer’s running plans

Ryan Moore may miss the rest of the Flat season with a stress fracture to a femur. Moore was booked to ride at the Curragh on Saturday, but was taken off all his mounts by midday.

Moore is retained jockey for Aidan O’Brien’s powerful Ballydoyle yard, with the Coolmore operation now facing the prospect of being without one of the world’s best jockeys for the business end of the campaign, with countless big races on the horizon.