Hollie Doyle is aiming to return to the saddle on the first day of the Flat season at Doncaster on April 1 after undergoing elbow surgery last week.
The top driver has been sidelined since a violent collision at Wolverhampton on January 16 left her with a broken elbow and surrounding ligaments.
The six-time Group 1 champion racer was shot to the ground when her mount, The Perfect Crown, broke both front legs and was severely injured in a bizarre incident in a seven-furred book lover.
At the time of the fall, Doyle was trying to walk to an ambulance and from there into the weight room but an X-ray later revealed a fracture.
She said: “I had an operation on my elbow last Tuesday, everything went well. Everything is fine, I am aiming to return to start the grass-court season.”
Doyle has had a lot of physical therapy on her arm since the fall, mostly at Oaksey House in Lambourn but it is not known when she will be back in the saddle. She added: “I’m making progress but I don’t know when I’ll be back riding but it won’t be long. Hopefully I’ll be back at Archie’s (Watson’s) next month. I have my arm broken. suspended and will have to suffer for the next two weeks until I can move again.”
