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Dream comeback at Plumpton for Dowling

LIMERICK 13-4-2010.The finish of The Twilight Summer Racing Maiden won by DANCE HALL GIRL under Chris Hayes for trainer kevin Prendergast.Photo HEALY RACING.
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Tommy Dowling made a winning return from a long absence when Baltic Storm struck at Plumpton on Sunday.

Dowling had been sidelined since late April after he suffered a frightful fall at Fontwell that left him with two metal plates in his back, a broken collarbone, a fractured shoulder and two broken ribs.

But the conditional jockey made a dream return to the saddle as he steered 1-3 favourite Baltic Storm, trained by his boss, Charlie Mann, to an easy success in the jasonhallracing.co.uk "Sharing Success" Novices´ Hurdle.

Dowling told At The Races: "I'm just so relieved (to be back).

"I've been going out of my mind for the last couple of months, sitting on the sidelines.

"I'm delighted for the guv'nor that his horses are winning, but there's nothing as hard as watching horses that are winning and you should be riding.

"It's been killing me."

Trainer Gary Moore also had a good day as East Indies (11-4) won the toteexacta Juvenile Hurdle, with stablemate Osgood (8-1) later following up in the totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Hurdle.

Jockey Aidan Coleman was similarly in double form, with Take A Bow (7-1) on the scoresheet in the totepool Andrew "Super Wack" Jackson Memorial Handicap Chase and Listen And Learn (7-4 joint-favourite) up to the job in the totetrifecta Handicap Hurdle.