Overview

• Turner fell from a colt at his Dorset yard on Monday, suffering a fractured skull and being rushed to hospital.
• Medics confirmed he remains on a ventilator in critical condition.
• His daughter Kathy stated that the juvenile horse Red Snapper will run at Chepstow on Thursday as her father would have wanted.
• Updates on Turner’s prognosis have come through racing broadcasters rather than an official hospital statement.
• The 78-year-old trainer holds a combined licence with the British Horseracing Authority, cares for about 12 horses, and has recorded six Brocklesby Stakes victories.