Kielan Woods was taken to hospital after a fall at Fontwell on Wednesday and will be out for about four weeks due to a hip problem. Woods was forced to concede he would not be fit enough to ride Marble Sands in the Grand National, leading to Tom Bellamy replacing him as the rider. Bellamy had been booked to partner last year's Grand National winner Nick Rockett on Wednesday, but Nick Rockett was ruled out of the Grand National 24 hours after Bellamy was picked to ride him.
Tom Bellamy is enjoying his best ever season with 64 wins, including Cheltenham success on White Noise in the Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle this year. He has had five previous Grand National rides but has yet to complete, with four having fallen and the other pulled up. The specific injury Woods sustained in the fall and the exact diagnosis from his upcoming MRI scan remain unclear, as do details of Bellamy's previous Grand National rides that resulted in falls or being pulled up.
I thought it must be a mistake to be honest with you! I didn't have a ride until now. The season has been brilliant and I suppose that's why this happened. I was going well on Broadway Boy last year until he tipped up. This is a pinch yourself moment for me.