Hugh Bowman ‘in significant pain’, hip injury rules him out of next 2 meetings

Hugh Bowman’s start to the new season has been disrupted by a hip injury, with the Australian jockey ruled out of the next two meetings at Happy Valley and Sha Tin.

After booting home Mark Newnham’s impressive four-year-old Joyful Joy at Sha Tin’s season opener on Sunday, Bowman was declared unfit to ride by the Jockey Club’s chief medical officer on Monday.

“I’ve aggravated my right hip and surrounding muscles,” Bowman said.

“I’m in significant pain.

I’m hoping with some treatment it will heal...