Back on track

Shayne Dye, one of the world's most successful jockeys, yesterday made a winning comeback on sprinter Royal Delight at Sha Tin racecourse, just three months after life-saving brain surgery.

Dye, 40, suffered severe bleeding on the brain, a broken back and other injuries, after his mount, Ambitious Marju, suffered an ugly fall on June 25. But he defied specialists' forecasts, discharging himself from hospital just three weeks after surgery. Yesterday was his first race meeting since the fall.