Inspiring BrianToomey glad to be back after horror fall at Perth

Brian Toomey may not have got the win he craved on his fairytale return to riding but the inspirational jockey was just glad to be back in the saddle at Southwell two years on from a fall at Perth that left him dead for six seconds.

Resuscitated but given only a 3% chance of survival, Toomey, 26, was last month issued with a licence after he was thrust on to the sidelines following the frightful spill from Solway Dandy on July 4, 2013.

The rider was placed in an induced coma in the high dependency unit of Ninewells Hospital, in Dundee, for two weeks, and had surgery to reduce swelling on his brain, including the removal of part of his skull.