Andrea Atzeni counts himself lucky to have escaped injury after a mishap on Sunday, but luck certainly wasn’t on the Sardinian jockey’s side when most of his six rides at Sha Tin on Thursday were dealt wide draws.
Atzeni was stood down from Sunday’s final race at Sha Tin after crashing to the turf in the penultimate event when his mount, Chill Buddy, shifted in on jumping and made heavy contact with the right side of the starting gate.
“I landed on my side and banged my head – that’s why they stood me down from the last race,” said Atzeni, who was replaced by Harry Bentley on Armour War E
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