Double joy for Carberry

Paul Carberry, out of action from mid-July until two weeks ago with a fractured shoulder-blade, shared a double with Noel Meade in Galway yesterday, delivering the goods on Silverhand and Muirhead.

Carberry, whose last success was achieved on Black Mac in Killarney on July 18, gave both horses ultra-patient rides but, ultimately, landed the spoils in style.

On the JP McManus-owned Silverhand in the opening City Publicans Charity Hurdle, he pounced on the run-in to beat Tornado Shay by a length.