Thornton hopes to return for autumn Robert Thornton is hoping to get the all-clear to return to the saddle in the autumn after being out of action since April 2014. The jump jockey has been sidelined since suffering a neck injury in a fall from the Alan King-trained Say When at Chepstow. At the moment he still can not ride out but the 37-year-old hopes he will be able to continue his riding career. "I'm aiming for the autumn. It's still under management review with the medical team and the BHA," he said. "It's fingers crossed, basically. "I'm not able to ride out or anything at the minute. There are one or two complications, but hopefully I'll overcome them. "It's very frustrating. It's not too bad this time of year, but it was through Christmas time and Cheltenham and Aintree last year. "I suppose when the autumn in October comes round it will be frustrating again. Hopefully, I'll be back by then. "We'll try and carry on where we left off."
