A jockey has sustained two punctured lungs after being kicked by horses following a fall at the Cheltenham Festival . Tom Weston , who is an amateur rider , was airlifted to the hospital on Thursday after falling off Benbane Head and getting kicked by several following horses toward the end of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup . Tom Weston is in intensive care after sustaining two punctured lungs in a fall at Cheltenham on Thursday . Martin Keighley , trainer of Benbane Head , says Weston will be in intensive care for two days and does not have any head injuries , which was the main concern . Jockey JT McNamara was paralyzed after a fall in the same race two years ago . Weston , pictured here at Newbury in 2011 , fell off Benbane Head and was kicked by several following horses .
Benbane Head punctured two lungs after being kicked following a fall . The amateur rider is in intensive care after Thurday 's fall at Cheltenham . Weston was riding Tom Weston in Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup .