Paul Nicholls is delighted to be able to call on the services of Daryl Jacob in the absence of injured stable jockey Ruby Walsh.
Walsh suffered a crushed vertebra in a fall at Killarney on Tuesday, ruling him out of the upcoming Galway Festival.
While the champion trainer is hopeful Walsh will be back in the saddle by the time the British National Hunt season kicks into gear in the autumn, he is more than happy to use his recently appointed number two jockey.
Jacob will now partner Classic Swain in Saturday's valuable totesport.com Summer Plate at Market Rasen.
"It's disappointing for Ruby. In England he isn't going to miss much but he will miss all those Festivals in Ireland," said Nicholls.
"They are saying he should be back in action in September. Our first big day of the season is at Chepstow in early October, so hopefully he'll be back for that.
"But with Daryl doing so well at the moment, it's not such a big problem."
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