BRYONY’S AGONY
Injured jockey in fitness fight to ride Frodon
BRYONY FROST is awaiting the result of scans to see if she can ride her beloved Frodon in the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
Frost, 27, broke her collarbone in a heavy fall at Bangor on Saturday.
She was taken to hospital in Wrexham after she took the tumble from the Paul Nicholls-trained Sir Psycho at the second fence of a novices’ handicap chase at Bangor.
Nicholls revealed yesterday that Frost was “distraught” about the injury which will result in another spell on the sidelines, having spent six months out when suffering a back fracture and shoulder injury in April.
Having famously won the King George on Frodon in 2020, Frost has been looking forward to another tilt at the Kempton showpiece after the fan favourite returned to form by winning the Badger Beer Chase this month.
Nicholls, speaking to Betfair, said: “She is obviously very distraught. She has actually broken her collarbone.
“I think she sent the scans off to a specialist today to have a look at them and they will come back to her in a few days time with an opinion
“I know she already has her sights on riding Frodon in the King George so that’s a month away.
“So I think that’s her aim. We have to hope her scan results are okay.”
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