A former podium finisher at the Isle of Man TT looks unable to race this🌺 year due to inju🤪ry.

Jam🍷ie Coward was hospitalised after a bad crash at the N🅺orth West 200 which has left his TT participation doubtful.

Although he hasn’t officially withdrawn yet, his team KTS Raci🌺ng are searching for a replacement rꦯider.

Team sponsor Stanley Stewart told the Belfast Ne🐷wsletter: “I think the best word at the minute is doubtful, at this point.

“Jamie has a very bad puncture wou🔯nd i🧸n his leg, which has to heal from the inside out.

“He’s got a broken finger, he had concussion, which should all 👍be all right,ꦰ sore ankles…

“But he’s up, he🌜’s out of hospital and it could’ve been a lot worse.

“He’ll get better and thankfully there’s no life-t🌠hreatening injuries, but the puncture wound in his leg is very deep and he had to get it dressed every day.

“The KTS team will be for the TT and we’re actively seeking alternatಞives.”

Coward had finished sixth in the first Supersport 🀅and Superbike ra♕ces at the North West 200, on Triumph and BMW machines.

He was setও to be the TT’s foremost privateer rider.

Coward stood on a TTꦰ podium for the first time in🔜 2019 when he trailed Michael Dunlop by just 1.2s.

But it now looks highly unlikely that Coward wil🦂l be in action around the Mountain Course this year.

The 2025 Isle of Man TT begins on May 26.