Callan was riding Spring Bloom in the Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap when his mount clipped heels around two furlongs from home
A young jockey has been taken to hospital after he suffered a heavy fall in a flat race at Newmarket. Teenager Jack Callan was unseated from the Robert Eddery-trained Spring Bloom when the gelding clipped heels.
The 4-1 second favourite set out to win the Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap for the second year in a row on Friday evening. Callan, who claims 7lb, was trying to make headway from mid-division when his horse took a tumble around two furlongs from the winning line.
“Spring Bloom has unseated the rider,” said the commentator. “As Angel Shared leads them inside the final furlong-and-a-half…”
The 12-1 chance from Steph Hollinshead’s stable remained in front under Dougie Costello, with Rajaking and Equiano Springs close-up for the places.
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“First and foremost we hope Jack Callan is OK,” said Racing TV presenter Anthony Dunkley after the caller had informed viewers of the result. “He took a tumble off Spring Bloom and hopefully we will be able to see shots of him in due course and update you on his wellbeing.”
Medics were quickly on the scene and took Callan to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, which is 16 miles from the racing circuit.
“Jack was stretchered off the track for precautionary reasons,” Newmarket’s clerk of the course Andrew Morris confirmed to Mirror Racing. “He was conscious and taken to hospital by ambulance for further examination.”
The British Horseracing Authority stewards report read: “Jack Callan, the rider of Spring Bloom had fallen approximately two furlongs out. Dylan Hogan, the rider of Albert Cee and Sean Levey, the rider of Wheels Of Fire were interviewed and shown recordings of the incident, but Callan was unable to be interviewed owing to his injuries. The enquiry was adjourned to a date to be confirmed.”
Callan is the son of Group One-winning jockey Neil Callan and holds an apprentice licence for events on the flat. In August 2024, the trainee was studying for his A-levels when he rode his first ever winner on 18-1 chance Longuerue in an amateur jockeys’ handicap at Yarmouth.
Since that point, Callan’s career has taken off, with 18 victories from more than 150 rides in 2025 – including a first opportunity at Royal Ascot. He told ITV Racing how he sat a biology exam the morning before partnering George Boughey’s mare Unassuming into 11th place in the Kensington Palace Stakes over the straight mile.