Resilient Toomey driven to succeed

Brian Toomey still faces several obstacles if he is to beat the odds and make a fairytale return to the saddle.

The 25-year-old Limerick jockey is determined to do whatever it takes to resume his career, despite suffering serious head injuries in a fall at Perth on July 4, 2013.

Toomey was hurt when the Lisa Harrison-trained Solway Dandy fell heavily three out in the Book Now For 2014 Perth Festival Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.