Peter Robl faces at least three months on the sidelines as he battles to recover from injuries suffered in a race fall at Scone.

The popular jockey was thrown from his mount when it bucked shortly after the start of the opening race on Thursday and was airlifted to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital.

He was cleared of serious spinal injury but further tests on Monday showed he had suffered bad bruising to his spinal cord and would require a minimum of three months rest.

"I need to wait until the bruising goes down and for my spinal cord to settle down before I can contemplate doing anything," Robl said on Sky Sports Radio.

"We're talking about something very serious. Three months is the minimum. That could turn out to be six or twelve months, all depending on how everything progresses."

The timeline of the prognosis all but rules Robl out of the Sydney autumn carnival.

However, he remains in good spirits and thankful his injuries aren't worse.

Following the fall, the jockey was immobilised on the track and unable to feel any sensation from his chest down.

He continues to suffer physical symptoms and says he will undergo another MRI scan in around two months to determine the progress of the injuries.

"But I still have pins and needles in my arms down to my fingertips and I have numbness in my legs still at this stage," Robl said.

"The neurosurgeon said that would take a couple of months to get back to normal.

"We'll just hope for the best."