Trainer Christy Roche believes Groody Hill is coming back to form at the right time as he bids for a second victory in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Troytown Chase at Navan.

THE Department of Agriculture has confirmed it allowed the discharge of horses from Troytown Equine Hospital last year even though it knew swamp fever was present in the Kildare facility.

THE Irish Farmers Association (IFA) this week said it is “outraged” by the Department of Agriculture’s refusal to provide compensation for four breeders it says are at a financial loss as a result of swamp fever restrictions.