Racing at
on Thursday was abandoned following the second race due to an incident at the final fence that resulted in Michael O’Sullivan receiving medical attention.
O’Sullivan was riding Wee Charlie for Gerard O’Leary and was one of three fallers at the last in the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase, with two other runners badly hampered and unseating their riders.
After a lengthy delay, an initial post on X from the Irish Horseracing Board said: “The air ambulance has arrived at @thurlesraces and Michael O’Sullivan is being treated by the medical team on track.
“Due to the ongoing medical situation the remainder of the meeting has been abandoned.”
O’Sullivan shot to prominence in 2023 when winning the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham aboard Marine Nationale, after also tasting Grade One glory with Barry Connell’s charge at Fairyhouse.