Jockey attacked by rival who believed he had been ‘cut up’ while riding a one-eyed horse

A JOCKEY was attacked by a rival who believed he had been “cut up” while riding his one-eyed horse.

William Buick was confronted at the race track by pal Joey Haynes before police were called.

Cops were called for a second time by Buick, 32, who feared a man was parked in a car outside his £1.9million mansion.

The two riders, who weigh in at a little over 8st, clashed on Saturday in the 2.30pm race at Lingfield Park in Surrey.

Footage shows Buick’s mount Folk Magic, the 11-8 favourite but which finished fourth, shifting to the left.

It impeded the progress of Haynes’ horse, Artisan Bleu, a 250-1 outsider with one eye, which then faded to ninth place.

Haynes’ trainer Adam West said: “Buick was very unsporting and Joey wasn’t very happy because both of them and their horses could have been killed.”

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Buick, 32, called police fearing a man was parked in a car outside his £1.9million mansion[/caption]

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Haynes, above, was furious and believed Buick’s move could have ended with both them and their horses being killed, according to trainer Adam West[/caption]

Haynes, 26, has refused to speak to Buick since.

Police have dropped the case as Buick — who rides for Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin stud — refused to take it further.

Cambridgeshire Police said they went to an address in Cheveley, Cambs, near Newmarket, on Saturday, adding: “The informant reported a man outside his address after an altercation earlier.”

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