Choc Thornton

9 reasons to head to a point-to-point ASAP

Here are nine reasons to wrap up warm and head to your local point-to-point this season

12 photos of top riders' budding stable hands

Running a top yard and juggling small children sounds like a logistical nightmare — unless you are savvy enough to familarise your brood with a wheelbarrow, broom, paperwork and boot polish

H&H racing columnist Choc Thornton breaks arm in fall

H&H racing columnist Choc Thornton is set for a spell on the sidelines after breaking his arm

Choc Thornton recovering at home after knee operation

H&H racing columnist Robert Thornton underwent a successful operation on his knee at St Mary’s Hospital in Bristol last week

Robert "Choc" Thornton out of action for a year with knee injury

H&H columnist and jump jockey Choc Thornton may be unable to ride for a year after severing knee ligaments in a "freak accident" at Newton Abbott

H&H columnist Choc Thornton to return to the saddle this week

H&H racing columnist Robert “Choc” Thornton is due to return to the racecourse this week after injuring his back in a fall two weeks ago

Choc Thornton out for 10 days after crashing fall at Leicester

H&H columnist Robert “Choc” Thornton has been discharged from hospital after spending a night in Leicester Royal Infirmary following a bad fall

Vote Robert 'Choc' Thornton as Mr Hot Pants for Injured Jockeys Fund

Jockey Robert 'Choc' Thornton is promising to shave his head for charity if he is voted as having the 'hottest pants'