Dowling set for return at Plumpton after defying expectations

Physio Daloni Lucas helps Tommy Dowling on the road to recovery at Oaksey House

Conditional jockey Tommy Dowling is set to complete a stunning recovery from injury when he rides Baltic Storm at Plumpton on Sunday.

Dowling, 24, suffered a horrific fall on his first ride of the new jumps season on My Anchor at Fontwell on April 29, leaving him with two metal plates in his back, two broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a fractured shoulder.

After spending much of his recovery at Oaksey House rehabilitation centre in Lambourn, Dowling was cleared to return to the racecourse on Monday September 12.

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Alexander Wiltshire

Published on 16 September 2016inNews

Last updated 18:28, 16 September 2016

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