Gavin Bedggood's five-time Group winner Just Folk has undergone life-saving surgery after being diagnosed with a bout of colic.

“I spoke to the vet at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night and they thought he was comfortable, but they rang me at 1:20 a.m. and said we had no choice but to do surgery,” Bedggood told Racing.com.

“As it turned out, he had a twist in his bowel, so we weren't going to get out of it any other way.”

The rising eight-year-old, who has earned $627,190 in ten starts for Bedggood since being the trainer's most expensive purchase for $199,000 via Inglis Digital last year, will now require a four-month spell.