Fallon fails to fire on return

A FIRST British winner in over three years eluded Kieren Fallon on his return to the saddle with his seven rides at Lingfield and Kempton all failing to yield success yesterday.

The six-times champion jockey headed to the track for the first time in the UK since finishing unplaced at Newbury on June 27, 2006, and the closest he came to the winner’s enclosure was two second-place finishes.

His first ride, Rare Malt in the Withyham Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Lingfield, carried plenty of support as the 13-8 joint favourite, but failed to provide the dream comeback by being relegated into second by the Hayley Turner-ridden Mr Mahoganeigh.