TRAINING ROLE FOR HOLLAND
CAREER CHANGE: Darryll Holland in his riding days
FORMER six-time champion Flat jockey Kieren Fallon is to join forces with Darryll Holland, a multiple Group One-winning jockey, in a training operation at Newmarket.
Holland, 48, will hold the licence with Fallon as his assistant. Fallon’s son, Cieren, the dual champion apprentice, will partner the stable’s runners.
Fallon Snr, 55, will bring a tremendous amount of experience to the operation, having worked for some of the best that include the late Henry Cecil, Michael Stoute and Aidan O’Brien before retiring in 2016.
Stoute’s former stable jockey Ryan Moore was on a roll at Lingfield yesterday where he partnered four winners – Glentaneous, Grove Ferry, Crimson Sand and Arabescato – like he did two weeks ago.
John Gosden, successful in last Saturday’s world’s richest race, the Saudi Cup with Mishriff, landed the Betway Winter Derby with Forest Of Dean in the hands of Rab Havlin. Gosden was adding to his success in this Group Three with Dubai Warrior last year and Wissahickon in 2019.
At Fairyhouse, Willie Mullins made it 11 victories in the Bobbyjo Chase when Acapella Bourgeois made it back-to-back wins after beating stablemate Burrows Saint.
Acapella Bourgeois is now 25-1, from 50-1, for the Randox Grand National with Burrows Saint at 14-1.
Mullins won the Bobbyjo with Hedgehunter in 2005 before he won that year’s Grand National.
TIGER WOODS has had further surgery after his horrific car crash – but he’s just lucky to be alive, according to Tony Jacklin.
The American superstar (below) underwent “follow-up procedures” on his injuries on Friday.
It followed emergency surgery involving the insertion of a rod to support multiple fractures in his right leg after the road accident in Los Angeles.
A post from the golfer’s Twitter account said: “The procedures were successful, and he is now recovering and in good spirits.”
Open fractures to his tibia and fibula and further injuries to his foot and ankle were stabilised during surgery with the insertion of a rod, screws and pins. And Englishman Jacklin, 76, says it is now crucial that Woods, 45, puts all ambitions of a golf return to the back of his mind in order to concentrate on the rehabilitation process.
The Ryder Cup legend said: “It doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to add to his tally of 15 Major wins, or think about breaking
Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18. But the most important thing is that he has survived.
“When you are flying down the road and losing control the way he did, your life is in the lap of the gods.
“It’s a whole new ball game for him now because he has got to channel that fierce determination and absolute passion he showed on the course to find inspiration and come out on the other side.
“He’s looking at between one and two years of rehab, that consideration on its own is daunting enough.
“To even contemplate being able to compete again at this stage of proceedings is living in a dream world.”