There was no special treatment for Lewis Ferguson at Paul Nicholls ’ yard on Thursday morning . The 18-year-old was mucking out the stables as usual , just a cut on the nose to show for the fall which has made him an internet sensation . Ferguson , whose double somersault horror fall from the favourite Merrion Square in the 4.20pm at Wincanton on Wednesday has been watched hundreds of thousands of times online . But he was back riding out and said he was undeterred from getting back in the sadal . ‘ It was just a blur , ’ he said , ‘ I couldn ’ t work out what had happened until I got back to the weighing room and watched the replay . All the other jockeys asked me if I was alright and stuff , they all watched with me and looked away in horror . It ’ s about the most impressive fall I ’ ve seen . Jockey Lewis Ferguson , 18 , who survived a spectacular fall from Merrion Square shows off the cut on his nose . Ferguson , whose double somersault horror fall has been watched by hundreds of thousands online . The 18-year-old was mucking out the stables as usual at Paul Nicholls ’ yard on Thursday morning . ‘ There was nothing I could do to avoid it , you just have to let it take it ’ s course and hope it ’ s not a bad one . I ’ ve just got a cut on the nose so I ’ ve been very lucky . I got a bit of abuse from the lads and picked up a few hundred twitter followers but it ’ s all good banter . It won ’ t stop me getting back on a course . There ’ s been no special treatment . ‘ My parents who live in the Scottish Borders were worried so I gave them a call so they knew I was ok. It ’ s not going to put me off riding at all I ’ d like to ride at the Cheltenham Festival and Aintree every year , that ’ s the ultimate aim . Bit disappointing because he was in front and maybe could have won . Jockey Ferguson hits the fence after his ride stumbles wildly on the approach to the fence at Wincanton . Colliding with the barrier forces the amateur jockey into a spectacular mid-air somersault . Wincanton clerk of the course Barry Johnson called it the worst fall he had ever seen . It was only Ferguson ’ s fifth race and the first time he had fallen although he has fallen a few times riding out . ‘ Hopefully the next time I ’ m on the front page of the newspaper it will be for winning the Gold Cup or the Grand National . I gave the horse a little pat after , not a big one . Given the somersaults , maybe I ’ ll look at having a gymnastics career after finishing racing. ’ Merrion Square was a hotly-tipped favourite to win the 4.20 at Wincanton on Wednesday until the fall . Ferguson escaped the fall and the only real pain was the cut on his nose and the banter from his friends .
FergusonLewis Ferguson fell from Merrion Square at Wincanton on Wednesday . Despite spectacular tumble he escaped with just a cut nose . Lewis Ferguson has been mucking out stables as usual on Thursday morning . The 18-year-old says incident that went viral was 'just a blur ' to him .