Jockey Damian Browne made a triumphant comeback to the saddle following recent leg surgery with a victory aboard Troubled at Eagle Farm.Browne, who is restricted to only four rides a meeting because of the seriousness of his leg injury, produced a dashing front-running ride on Troubled who won Wednesday's Childhood Cancer Support Hcp (1500m) by two lengths.Browne suffered horrific injuries to his left leg in a race fall three years ago and spent 22 months recovering before making his comeback la

Jockey Damian Browne made a triumphant comeback to the saddle following recent leg surgery with a victory aboard Troubled at Eagle Farm.

Browne, who is restricted to only four rides a meeting because of the seriousness of his leg injury, produced a dashing front-running ride on Troubled who won Wednesday's Childhood Cancer Support Hcp (1500m) by two lengths.

Browne suffered horrific injuries to his left leg in a race fall three years ago and spent 22 months recovering before making his comeback last year.

The former Kiwi rider underwent surgery on his left leg last month to remove screws and a rod and only returned to the saddle last Saturday.

"I had a rod and some screws removed from my leg and I only got back to riding last Saturday and rode two winners at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday," Browne said.

"I can still only take four rides a day but I'm going to see a specialist in six weeks and hopefully I'll get a clearance to ride in more races."

Browne initially feared he would never ride again as a result of the injuries from the Gold Coast fall.

It was the second serious leg injury Browne had suffered since arriving in Queensland in 2002 when he was approached to ride for breeder Jon Haseler and Glenlogan Park Stud near Beaudesert.

Browne, who won the 1996 South Australian Derby on the Cliff Brown-trained Cheviot, has had great success since his arrival winning a number of black-type races in Queensland.

Troubled is trained by Michael Lakey who celebrated a winning double when Ro's Purring won the Myer Handicap (1000m) under Chris Whiteley.

Ro's Purring showed she had a bright future when she maintained her unblemished record from two starts with a two length win over Rich Baby.

Lakey is hoping the four-year-old daughter of Lonhro can measure up to the Brisbane winter carnival after her courageous all-the-way victory.

"She's only had two runs because of bad knees," Lakey said.

"She had a high reserve on her as a yearling at the Inglis Sales but the x-rays she had a week before showed she had some spurs on the knee which required an operation."

Ro's Purring is a half-sister to the Robert Smerdon-trained Global Warming, a winner of seven races including the Listed Canterbury Classic (1100m) in January, 2008.