The world’s number one jockey had not ridden since August, missing a host of major engagements, after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the femur

Ryan Moore was back among the winners at Lingfield on Wednesday on his first day riding for three months The world ’s number one jockey has been sidelined since being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the femur in August

It meant he missed a series of big race meetings with Aidan O’Brien and at least seven Group 1 victories with Belgian star Christophe Soumillon successfully filling in in Moore’s absence. The ten-time champion of France added the trainer’s 26th top level victory of 2025 on Gstaad in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Moore’s comeback was timed to get him back into the groove before next week’s Hong Kong International

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