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        Adelaide jockey Wayne Kerford is hoping to return to the saddle sometime next month after
        being seriously assaulted on the weekend. Kerford was
        hospitalised after being assaulted at Camden in Adelaide on Sunday evening. During the
        incident the talented rider suffered a fractured jaw and extensive bruising. 
        Three plates were inserted in Kerford's jaw area when he
        underwent surgery earlier this week. 
        The rider who often teams up with John Hawkes' Adelaide
        stable is hoping to back riding in early to mid August.  |