Leading Brisbane jockey Glen Colless will remain in hospital for another two days after sustaining injuries to his left foot in a fall at Eagle Farm yesterday.

Colless underwent a successful operation last night at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.

The popular jockey suffered broken bones in his left foot and two toes.

He will be monitored in hospital for the next two days and hopes to be allowed home by the weekend.

Doctors are confident he will make a good recovery.

Doctors are confident he will make a good recovery.

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Glen Colless is hoping to make a surprise riding comeback next month to be reunited with exciting prospect Streets Away in his bid for Golden Slipper glory at Rosehill in April.

Colless was released from hospital late last week and plans to have X-rays later this week on his injured left foot which was crushed in an accident at Eagle Farm last Wednesday.

Streets Away emerged as a serious contender for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) on April 4 following his explosive victory at Doomben on Saturday.

However, trainer Alan Bailey is wary about rushing Streets Away for the Golden Slipper and will give him a barrier trial at the Gold Coast on February 24 before deciding whether his next start will be in the Group Three Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on March 14.

"I don't want to rush him just to get into the Golden Slipper," Bailey said.

"If he trials well he'll run in the Skyline and how he goes in that will determine whether he starts in the Golden Slipper."

Brad Pengelly deputised for Colless in Streets Away's Doomben victory but the injured rider is hopeful of making a comeback in time to ride the son of Street Cry in the Skyline Stakes.

"I've going for X-rays towards the end of the week and that will tell me a lot more," Colless said.

"The doctors are happy with things at the moment but they're just waiting to see how the leg heals.

"I spoke to Al (Bailey) at the weekend and the Skyline Stakes is still about five weeks away and I'll be doing everything in my power to get back riding by then."

Colless' middle and little toes were pinned after they were almost severed in the accident while he also fractured another toe as well as a small bone in his foot when Indiana Storm speared into the outside fence after suffering a fatal heart attack.

Colless is not too worried about his injured toes and is more concerned about his fractured foot.

"I'm in a half-cast at the moment and the sooner it comes off the better," he said.

"The wounds will heal soon enough and it's more about the break and how quickly I can put pressure on my foot.

"I'm hoping my fitness won't be too affected and I'll go and see my acupuncturist at Ballina and do a lot of pool work."

Colless believes his injured toes won't affect his riding style.

"I've always ridden with my whole foot in the irons and it's only been in the last 12 months that I've changed slightly and ride with three-quarters of my foot in the irons," he said.

"If I can get back quickly I'll probably return to the old style and ride with the whole foot in."