Dobbs, here riding Soonest in 2003, has hurt his back
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Racing at Chepstow was abandoned after jockey Pat Dobbs was involved in a nasty fall.
Dobbs was unseated from the Richard Hannon-trained Roll The Dice four-and-a-half furlongs from the finish of the opening "Brightwells" The Bloodstock Auctioneers Maiden Auction Stakes.
He has been taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, where he is conscious and lucid.
"Pat is OK but he has hurt his back, although he is talking," said Richard Hannon Junior.
Roll The Dice suffered a broken back after the incident and had to be put down.
The following race, the westcountryracing.com Affordable Racing Syndicates Claiming Stakes, was delayed as the stewards held an inspection and an inquiry with jockeys and trainers.
It was then decided to abandon the rest of the card.
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