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This is the agonising moment Israel Lancho nearly pays the ultimate price for being a glamourous matador.

A momentary slip and he is speared by an enraged bull and hoisted up on the animal’s horns in front of thousands of spectators in Madrid.

Israel was conscious when he reached the bullring surgery.

But after an emergency operation on his 10in deep stomach wound he is now said to be in a “very serious condition” in hospital.

The fiesta in San Isidro – patron saint of peasants and labourers but not matadors apparently – continued on Wednesday despite the horrific goring.

Looks as though this was one day when Israel took his eye off the bull…

Click below to see more horrific pics of bulls getting their own back.