Jockey James Winks and leading apprentice Jason Maskiell escaped serious injury in a fall which marred the running of the Veolia Environmental Services Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.Winks' mount The Fugitive, travelling three wide, appeared to get onto the heels of the favourite Undeniably at the point of the home turn and dipped badly, dislodging the jockey and throwing him over the running rail in the 1410m event.The incident caused a chain reaction of interference and was a great adverti

Jockey James Winks and leading apprentice Jason Maskiell escaped serious injury in a fall which marred the running of the Veolia Environmental Services Handicap at Flemington on Saturday.

Winks' mount The Fugitive, travelling three wide, appeared to get onto the heels of the favourite Undeniably at the point of the home turn and dipped badly, dislodging the jockey and throwing him over the running rail in the 1410m event.

The incident caused a chain reaction of interference and was a great advertisement for the safety elements of the plastic running rail.

Maskiell was dislodged from Willigobung while apprentice Brent Evans did a great job to stay on Cyclone Al who was slewed into the rail causing the rider to lose both irons.

His left leg was rubbed against the rail for some 30 to 40 metres but he also escaped injury and fulfilled his remaining engagement.

Winks was conscious after the fall but had a sore lower back and was taken to Epworth Hospital for observation while a stunned Maskiell was stood down from his remaining five rides at the meeting.

Maskiell, who will ride at Hobart on Sunday if he is cleared to do so, said the plastic rail probably saved Evans from getting his leg sliced off.

Stewards reported that Undeniably ($2.10) had been stripped on the off-hind leg in the incident and trainer Mark Kavanagh said the Fastnet Rock three-year-old would be given a few weeks off to recover.

The injury explained his failure when ninth to the $26 winner Sophrosyne, prepared by Mike Moroney and ridden by Steven Arnold.

Dean Yendall was a lucky recipient of Winks' fall as he picked up the winning ride on No Jurisdiction ($5.50) in the AGL Renewable Energy Trophy (1620m).

Yendall rode his first winner at Bendigo on Friday, aboard the Gary Portelli-trained Return For Quality, since returning from a fall at Launceston on February 14.

He broke both wrists and a collarbone when his mount haemorrhaged and fell in the home straight.

"I just hope James (Winks) is all good and well," Yendall said.

"To win in town is a really big thrill and to ride it for Danny O'Brien is even better."

O'Brien has Ballarat Cup aspirations this spring for the honest Secret Savings four-year-old who will have one more run over 2000m before going for a spell.

"He's a progressive horse," O'Brien said of the grey.

The Darren Weir-trained Oak Heart ($6.50) is likely to go to Queensland for a winter campaign aimed at the Caloundra Cup on July 3 following his grinding win in the Peter Rowland Catering Hcp (2000m) with Steven King in the saddle.