Jockey labelled ‘toughest in the entire sporting world’ after getting trapped under 500kg racehorse in ‘horrific’ fall
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A JOCKEY was labelled the 'toughest in the entire sporting world' after becoming trapped under a 500kg racehorse. Poor James Bowen had nowhere to go when Saunton Surf came down on top of him at Ffos Las. The 11-2 chance was just a length down when coming a cropper at the final hurdle in a 2m4f handicap.
![[Jockey and horse fallen on the ground after a race.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/james-bowen-comes-last-saunton-963489536.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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But Bowen was face down in the mud when Saunton Surf collapsed and rolled on top of him at the Welsh track, in a fall labelled 'horrific'. With his legs trapped and one foot still in his iron, thoughts quickly turned to trying to get Bowen out of danger as quickly as possible.
Fellow jockey Ben Jones rushed over to get his foot free, but Bowen, a former champion conditional rider, couldn't move his legs. Matters were made worse when track workers deliberated how to remove the horse safely. Bowen was left helpless and stuck as a decision was eventually made to sedate the horse so she could be removed safely.
