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Freddie Tylicki is chomping at the bit to get back in the saddle

Freddie Tylicki, jockeyn
Image: Freddie Tylicki is keen to be back in action

Freddie Tylicki is chomping at the bit to get back in the saddle after nearly 11 weeks on the sidelines when he returns at Kempton on Wednesday.

The Flat jockey has been out of action since breaking his nose in a shocking five-horse pile-up at Wolverhampton in early November, in which Paul Hanagan and Richard Kingscote were also hurt.

The injury required surgery which has kept Tylicki off the track for this long. However, he is now fully recovered and has been riding out for the last fortnight.

He returns with rides on Primrose Valley for Ed Vaughan in a six-furlong handicap for three-year-olds and on the Roger Varian-trained Keeper's Ring in division two of the mile handicap.

"I'm back in action on Wednesday and looking forward to it," he said.

"In the pile-up at Wolverhampton I broke my nose and I had some more problems with. It needed an operation and that's what has kept me back for so long.

"I started riding out a couple of weeks ago for lots of people like Roger Varian, Charlie Fellowes and Ed Vaughan. I'm really looking forward to 2015.

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"Last year was my best so far with 77 winners. I had some nice winners and trips away abroad. I gained some good experience and all in all I was delighted with how the year went.

"There's no change of plan as such this year. I've still got the same contacts I did last year. Obviously I'm still a freelance jockey and will try to get as many people on board as I can and ride as many winners as I can."

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