Racing: Robl enjoys an early glimpse of what the future may hold for him

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Injured Sydney jockey Peter Robl concedes his recent time working for the Walter stable has piqued his interest in becoming a trainer.

Robl has not ridden since he was bucked off a horse at Scone in January and believes his riding career is all but over.

He has spent the past six weeks helping Wendy Walter run the Warwick Farm stable of her late husband, trainer Guy Walter who died from a heart attack in May.

Wendy decided to close the racing business and had her final runners at Rosehill on Saturday with I've Got The Looks sending her out a winner.

Robl assisted her with everything from trackwork duties to office support to representing the stable on race days. "I was helping in all aspects of it. It's been a big learning curve," Robl said.

Robl is still feeling the physical effects of the fall in which he suffered severe bruising to his spinal cord.

He says he has numbness in his hands and feet and almost constant stiffness in his neck. "I don't know if I will get back riding," Robl said. "It's not looking promising.

"I see the specialist on the 17th of July and I will get pretty much a final ruling on how it has healed."

The transition to training would seem a natural one for Robl, who is regarded as a horseman style of jockey.

- AAP