Kerrin McEvoy injured in pre-race mishap

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy will be sidelined for some time after breaking a bone in his hand in a pre-race mishap at Randwick.

McEvoy was taking Sugar Bella, favourite for Saturday’s Catanach’s Benchmark 84, to the barriers when she took a sudden step sideways and the jockey said he heard the bone crack as he tried to control her.

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McEvoy went to the Prince Of Wales Hospital where the break was confirmed.

“Broken bone in hand , just getting assessed as to when I get plate or screws . Could be worse” McEvoy tweeted later in the afternoon.

The Kris Lees-trained Sugar Bella was scratched from the race won by the Mark Newnham-trained Anatola.