Macs Joy back in the groove

JESSICA HARRINGTON hopes Macs Joy can return to the same form he was in when winning last year’s ACCBank Champion Hurdle as connections prepare for a repeat bid.

The eight-year-old beat Brave Inca by four lengths at Punchestown last April but has only been seen twice since.

He made his seasonal debut in the AIG Europe Champion Hurdle and finished a respectable third but was then turned over by Newmill at Gowran.