Braidon Small: 'The doctors have told me her quick thinking saved my life.'

Small said he feels terrific, but understands his brain needs time to recover from the bleeding.

"I'm feeling better each day," he said.

"The doctors have told me it's going to take time before I'm fully recovered. The doctors are happy with my progress. All the tests and scans have come back good.

"I have to have more scans on July 8. I can't rush the process."

Following the fall, Small was cleared to leave the racecourse after he told medical staff he was feeling OK, but once back in Warrnambool he complained to his wife Amy of headaches.

Amy rushed him to Warrnambool's South West Healthcare where he was examined and transported to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital.

"I owe my life to Amy," Small said. "The doctors have told me her quick thinking saved my life. I'm very lucky to be here.

"I can't drive a car until I get the all-clear from the doctors. I'm also thankful for all the support that I've received from the Victoria Jockeys Association including Ron Hall, Lisa Stevens and Des O'Keefe and my family and friends.

"It was a very worrying time for my family for a few weeks. I was worried about the sight in one of my eyes but that has come good. It's just going to take time before I'm fully recovered."

The son of legendary Queensland jockey Cyril Small hopes to resume riding in jumps races in 2020.

"I want to ride again," he said. "I've got to get a medical clearance from my doctors, but I want to ride again.

"It's been annoying that I've missed this year's Warrnambool May Racing Carnival and all the other jumps races during the season.

"I'm hoping that I'll be alright in October to start on a fitness campaign, which should have me ready to resume my riding career again next year."

Small has won numerous jumps races, but rates the win by Two Hats in the 2017 Houlihan Hurdle as one of his career highlights.

HOME-BRED mare Grassmere Miss scored an impressive maiden win for Warrnambool trainer Adam Chambers at Mount Gambier on Sunday.

Having only her seventh start, Grassmere Miss defeated La Petite Rousse by more than four lengths with Rosafiorentina in third place in the 900 metre race.

"It's a special win because Grassmere Miss is a home-bred," Chambers said.

"She's spent all her life at the farm. She sat outside the leader before breaking away for a good win. The result was never in doubt.

"She's a strong sprinting type of mare. I think she'll struggle to run out a strong 1200 metres.

"She'll be best suited to races between 900 to 1100 metres."

The maiden win took her stake earnings to more than $15,000.

LAST-START Edenhope winner Grogans Anvil has gone to the spelling paddock, according to his trainer Bill Cerchi.

The colourful Colac trainer said Grogans Anvil had been a wonderful money spinner for his connections after winning more than $45,000 in stakemoney from 11 runs in his first campaign for the stable.

"He deserves a break," Cerchi said.

"From 11 starts in his first preparation for us Grogans Anvil has won three and ran second on five occasions. We train him from the paddock.

"He's sound and is just a great horse for his owners, because he always tries and earns a cheque."

Cerchi said training track conditions at Colac were too heavy at this time of the year, so many of his horses were heading to the spelling paddock.

"I've got five in work and three of those are running at Donald this Saturday, but they will be going to the paddock on Saturday night," he said.

"The sand training track at Colac just gets too wet at this time of the year. It's just too difficult to train horses. We'll turn them out and bring them back in a few weeks."

WARRNAMBOOL trainer Symon Wilde made the right decision running his lightly raced filly Shamal Lass at Geelong on Friday, instead of a start at Sandown on Saturday.

Shamal Lass defeated Great Duchess and Wheal Grace in winning the $35,000 benchmark 70 at Geelong, while highly rated Buffalo River scored an impressive victory in the Sandown race.

"I don't think we would have beaten Buffalo River at Sandown," Wilde said.

"Buffalo River looks a promising type. We decided Geelong was an easier option and that proved right.

"I was happy with how she hit the finishing line. It was a strong win."

Shamal Lass ran eighth at Flemington before her Geelong victory, but Wilde said there were reasons.

"She jarred up at Flemington," he said.

"We just had to forget the Flemington run. Her other runs have been very good. She had been consistent apart from the Flemington failure. She's been slow to mature but is now putting it all together.

"I think she'll be even better next campaign."

From her five starts, Shamal Lass has notched up two wins and two minor placings and earnt more than $60,000 in prizemoney.