Jockey Paul Goode faces an anxious six-week wait to find out if his operation in Sydney for spinal injuries suffered in a fall at Queanbeyan on Monday was a success.Family spokesman Richard Callander said Goode still had no feeling from the waist down."They expected the surgery to last three hours but it ended up lasting six hours, he was heavily sedated from the moment he left Canberra until this morning (Wednesday) and they woke him up for the first time this morning," he said."He still has tu

Jockey Paul Goode faces an anxious six-week wait to find out if his operation in Sydney for spinal injuries suffered in a fall at Queanbeyan on Monday was a success.

Family spokesman Richard Callander said Goode still had no feeling from the waist down.

"They expected the surgery to last three hours but it ended up lasting six hours, he was heavily sedated from the moment he left Canberra until this morning (Wednesday) and they woke him up for the first time this morning," he said.

"He still has tubes around his body and throat but hopefully they will be coming out in the next couple of days.

"At this stage there is still no movement from the waist down and it's a very important period from now until the next six weeks and doctors are hopeful there will be movement.

"The big worry is his spine which was crushed in two places.

"He's showing emotions, he talks but is sleeping a lot."

Racing NSW is flying Goode's mother and grandmother to Australia on Thursday.

"He'll be in intensive care until at least Tuesday or Wednesday next week, hopefully he will be able to sit up next week," Callander said.

Goode was taken to Canberra Hospital after Monday's fall before being transported to Sydney by air in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

A former English jockey, Goode came to Australia several years ago and is a popular rider on the provincial and country circuits.

He won the 2005 $1 million Inglis two-year-old race at Flemington on The Jonker for Queanbeyan trainer Myffy Rae.