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Melissa Jones

Jockey suffers stroke during race to leave promising career hanging in the balance

Page Fuller's career hangs in the balance after she suffered a terrifying mini-stroke during a race.

The 27-year-old fell ill just seconds into a handicap chase at Fontwell on Friday. Fuller went blind in one eye on the approach to the first fence riding Touchthesoul. Fortunately she was able to clear the obstacle and brought the Jo Davis-trained gelding to a halt safely.

"Coming into the fence, my vision went right down and I could only just see it, but, luckily, the horse was a bit of a life-saver and got me over," Fuller told the Racing Post. "When I went to pull him up, I realised my right arm was weak and in spasm with pins and needles."

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