By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 05:08 EST, 30 March 2013 | UPDATED: 09:06 EST, 30 March 2013 Jump jockey JT McNamara has publicly confirmed he has been left paralysed after suffering a serious neck injury at the Cheltenham Festival. The 37-year-old leading amateur fractured two vertebrae  when his horse Galaxy Rock fell at the first fence in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup two weeks ago. The horse was unhurt. McNamara had to be airlifted to Bristol, where he remains, although plans are to be made for a transfer to Dublin in due course. Scroll down for video
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The 37-year-old was injured when his horse Galaxy Rock fell
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McNamara had to be airlifted to Bristol, where he remains
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Friends speak of 'the end of a great career' in racing
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