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 .
Tom Weston 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 Benbane Head in Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup .