Turner stood down for a year Hayley Turner will be unable to ride for 12 months on medical grounds. The jockey has been sidelined since early in March after suffering head injuries following a stalls accident on the Newmarket gallops. A scan showed Turner suffered some bruising inside her skull. Turner has now been stood down for a year after a meeting with the British Horseracing Authority's chief medical advisor, Dr Michael Turner. Dr Turner said: "Having carefully studied the results of recent tests and consulted expert opinion, I was unable to recommend that her licence be renewed until 12 months from the date of the accident. "Hayley has recovered well from her injuries but you cannot take any chances in cases like this. "She remains under regular medical review and is due to see her own specialist at Addenbrookes (Hospital) in early June. "Hayley is obviously disappointed but understands my decision." Turner became the first female jockey to ride 100 winners in a calendar year in Britain in 2008. She will not be eligible to renew her jockey's licence until March 3rd, 2010. Turner was understandably disappointed with the news, and has not yet made any plans for the next 12 months. "I'm obviously upset and I don't really know what I am going to do yet," she said. "Hopefully my sponsors can find me lots of things to keep me occupied. "I will be able to be back riding at some point but, until then, we'll have to see." Her agent, Guy Jewell, is expecting Turner to be preoccupied by media work during her enforced absence. Jewell said: "She is devastated to be signed off for a year but you can't mess around with head injuries. "The best thing is that she is absolutely fine and she will be back. "You look at the poor lad in Ireland (Matt O'Connor) and even away from racing over the last few months. "At times you might think you're unlucky, but in the cold light of day you are luckier than you think. "You would hope with her media skills there might be a few days on the box for her coming up."
