Irish jockey Davy Condon has been forced to retire from the saddle due to a spinal injury sustained in the Grand National earlier this month . Condon was riding Portrait King in the Grand National at Aintree when he fell at the third-last , leaving him with a spinal concussion . It was the second time within a year that the rider suffered a similar injury . Jockey Davy Condon suffered spinal concussion in a fall at Aintree during the Grand National this month . Condon had resigned himself to the fact he would be out of action for a lengthy period of time but after seeing a specialist on Wednesday he has been advised to call time on his career . Dr Adrian McGoldrick , chief medical officer of the Irish Turf Club issued a statement on behalf of Condon which read : 'Davy Condon suffered a spinal injury in a fall during the Grand National at Aintree . 'This was on the background of a previous spinal concussion from which he had recovered fully and had been passed fit to ride by our consultant neurologist . 'Davy was reviewed yesterday ( Wednesday ) by Dr Brian Murray , Consultant Neurologist , on behalf of the Turf Club . Condon . Condon ( right ) was advised to retire after suffering a second spinal injury within a year . 'Dr Murray has recommended that Davy retire from horse riding , be it professional or recreational , due to the risk of further spinal injury . 'Davy has been referred by Dr Murray for a neurosurgical opinion as he has an ongoing disc lesion in his neck . 'Davy has fully accepted the medical advice and will be liaising with the Irish Jockeys ' Trust with a view to future career options . ' It is the second bad injury to an Irish jockey this month . Colleague Robbie MacNamara , who was due to ride in the Grand National , is currently recovering from life-threatening injuries he sustained in a fall 24 hours before the race which have currently left him with no feeling in his legs .
Davy Condon has been forced to retire due to a spinal injury . The Irish jockey fell during this month 's Aintree at Grand National . Condon was advised to retire after seeing a specialist on Wednesday .