Apprentice Melanie Bolwell recovering

Injured apprentice jockey Melanie Bolwell has been talking to family after doctors removed her breathing tube.

Bolwell has been in the Gold Coast Hospital since a three-horse fall at Warialda last Saturday week in which fellow rider Darren Jones suffered fatal injuries.

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Racing NSW safety officer Maurice Logue said Melanie’s father Jason had advised she was still in a critical but stable condition but was expected to be transferred from intensive care to a ward within the next two days.

Leanne Henry, who also fell, is recovering from a broken collarbone.

The funeral service for Jones will be held in Tamworth on Thursday.