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Aidan Coleman has announced his retirement from racing at the age of 35 following a crash at a meeting in Worcester last year, which he described as like 'hitting a wall at 30mph'.
The former Cheltenham Festival winner suffered a serious knee injury in June, when his mount Ascension Day, ran out and crashed through the wing of a hurdle.
It left the Irish jockey with a shattered tibia, and speaking on Racing TV, he has now announced his retirement from the sport on medical grounds.
In an emotional interview on Luck on Sunday, he said: 'The prognosis early was quite bleak about returning to ride.
'Around September I was kidding myself that I could get back from this, then around Christmas I had another operation and the progress has really plateaued.
Aidan Coleman announced his retirement on Racing TV after a knee injury suffered last June
Coleman (seen riding Paisley Park in 2022) crashed through a wing of a hurdle on his mount, Ascension Day, back in June which left him with a shattered tibia
'I can do the gym, but I can't run or jump. I can't ride a horse really. A lot of people would say I couldn't anyway, so what's the difference, but every time I've tried to ride a horse since Christmas it's not gone well.
'I just can't really do
