A jockey astounded punters by clinging onto his horse head first – and then going on to win the race.
Stephen Mulqueen showed incredible skill to stay in the saddle aboard favourite Spark Of Madness at Perth. Making his debut over chase fences, the Lucinda Russell-trained horse's inexperience nearly cost him all chance at just the second obstacle.
The 13-8 shot appeared to take off too early and dragged his hind legs through the birch, which threw Mulqueen up in the air. Footage from Racing TV, on the reverse camera angle, showed the rider's left foot coming out of the stirrup as he holds onto his mount head first.
