Jockey Jarred Samuel has been in the thoughts and prayers of the entire racing industry since being hospitalised after his terrible fall last Friday night and the good news is that he is now out of sedation and off the ventilator.

Jarred “woke up” Tuesday morning and, whilst still being very groggy and sleepy due to all the medication in his system, his levels of communication and  responsiveness are improving by the hour.

He has the use of an oxygen mask, a normal precaution to improve the levels of oxygen in his body, and physiotherapy on his bruised body has begun.

He will be taken for further scans to check that everything is alright.

The initial diagnosis shortly after arriving in hospital was that he had escaped without any head injury or broken bones.

By David Thiselton