Williamson breaks leg

Norman Williamson broke his right femur in a fall at Sedgefield yesterday. From his hospital bed in Stockton last night, the Irishman said he could be out of action for between four and six months.

He was trampled on after steeplechaser Joe White crashed out at the penultimate fence in the second race.

n Pat Eddery was banned for three days at Leicester yesterday for making insufficient effort on Little Black Dress, who finished fourth in the 4.30 race.