'Hopefully coming back will give me a new lease of life' - Jack Gilligan returns following lucrative spell in the US
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Flat jockey Jack Gilligan is hoping to reboot his career back in Britain this winter nearly a decade after leaving Newmarket for the greener pastures of racing in the US.
The 27-year-old left for the mid-west state of Kentucky as an apprentice with just four winners to his name in 2014, but has returned as a successful fully fledged rider with a further 407 victories to toast.
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