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Record-breaking jockey Hollie Doyle is set to return to action on Friday after recovering from a broken elbow.
Doyle, 26, is scheduled to ride at Newcastle and then head to Doncaster on Saturday when the new Flat Turf season officially begins.
“Getting back for the start of the turf season was kind of a target for me and thankfully I’ve had the go-ahead,” she said.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the saddle and doing what I love really.
“It’ll be good to get back to work. I know it’s been a long time, but I’ve always had it in my head that it could have been a lot worse. It’s sorted now, so hopefully I get a clean run at things now.
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“A big thank you goes to Oaksey House and the Injured Jockeys Fund who have got me here.”
Doyle is poised to make her comeback aboard the Archie Watson-trained Rhythm N Hooves at Newcastle, while her weekend rides at Doncaster look set to include Richard Spencer’s Revich in the Lincoln and Wilderness Girl, trained by Adrian Nicholls, in the Cammidge Trophy.
“I think Archie has got a runner at Newcastle and he thought it would be a good idea for me to go up there and ride that one and then I can go on to Doncaster,” Doyle added.
“Obviously declarations aren’t done yet, but I’m down on Revich in the Lincoln, which is good. It’s great that Richard is supporting me as he’s been very good to me over the last few years.”
Revich is owned by Middleham Park Racing for whom Doyle rode The Platinum Queen to a Prix de l'Abbaye success last year.
“Hollie was cleared to ride yesterday,” said Spencer. “We try to use her as much as we can when she’s available.
“She is a great help to us, riding work during the season, so we like to get her on as many of ours as we can.
“Revich needs a couple of horses to come out to get in the race but hopefully that happens and I think he can run well.”
Doyle has not ridden since January when she fractured and dislocated her elbow as well as rupturing two ligaments when taking a heavy fall during a race at Wolverhampton.
Hollie Doyle: X-rays showed she suffered a broken elbow in a fall at Wolverhampton (attheraces)She was aboard the Archie Watson-trained 4-7 favourite The Perfect Crown in a seven-furlong claimer when her mount suffered a fatal injury on the home bend.
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She walked away from the incident but subsequently had to undergo surgery to fix the damage.
Doyle finished joint second with husband Tom Marquand on 91 wins in last year’s Flat Jockeys Championship and in total rode 151 winners in 2022, a score bettered only by William Buick.
Last year she became the first female jockey to win a European Classic when she rode Nashwa to victory in the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly.