Sport: Kieren Fallon's return to racing

After an 18-month drugs suspension and a trial into alleged fixing, jockey Kieren Fallon finally steps out of the weighing room to board his first ride of the day, Rare Melt
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The Irishman sits atop his horse, the 13-8 favourite for the 2.20pm at Lingfield
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Fallon looks a picture of determination as Rare Melt comes out of the stalls to begin the jockey's first race on British soil since 2006
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Fallon trails Hayley Turner's mount Mr Mahoganeigh, a 20-1 shot...
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And, suprisingly, he's beaten to the line. Here he is returning to the weighing room after his second-place finish
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Perhaps it will be second-time lucky? Fallon boards Roodee King for his next ride...
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Holding onto the reins, he prepares for the start
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And they're off again, but it's a dismal race for Fallon and Roodee King who finish unplaced
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Fallon returns to the weighing room knowing that his two best chances of winning at Lingfield have gone begging
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Fallon's third mount is the unfancied Diriculous... and the bookies were right to give it no hope, as the race is won by Jaconet
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Fallon's fourth and final chance at Lingfield is Satwa Gold (near side)...
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But, predicatbly, Fallon traipses back to the weighing room after another fruitless outing. He's now off to Kempton for three more rides this evening.
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