No runners today but Musley Bank is in full swing ahead of the 2012 flat turf season which kicks off at Doncaster exactly 9 weeks today! And we're not doing too bad with the jumpers either!

Jump Jockey Brian Hughes, in to ride out and school at least once a week, was in good form yesterday following his impressive win aboard Ingleby Spirit in the 2m Novices’ Hurdle at Musselburgh earlier this week. Wind Shuffle subsequently delighted everyone schooling well yesterday morning (pic above).

Musley Bank apprentice George Chaloner (pic right) was another in good form yesterday after an appointment at the hospital on Wednesday revealed positive news.

George, who was riding a yearling, was kicked by another youngster in the string resulting in a fracture just below the knee. The incident occurred on 14th December 2011 and while the decision against operating was deemed as good news by George, the 19-year-0ld has been wearing a splint from his ankle to his thigh allowing no movement what-so-ever for the past month.

Stopping by the office yesterday George told us: “I was at the hospital again on Wednesday and the doctors were pleased with the way my knee is healing. I have been wearing a splint from my ankle to my thigh to keep my leg completely straight for the past month but it has been replaced with a flexible knee brace now which allows 40 degree movement. I can also bare some weight on that leg now.”

With a follow up appointment scheduled in two weeks time with the hope of fitting a brace allowing even more flexibility, George will be starting physio next week.

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