Monksland close to return

Noel Meade still hopes to get Monksland back on the track by Christmas at the latest after a near two-year lay-off.

Monksland close to return

The seven-year-old has been sidelined since winning the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown in December 2012 and the big festival meeting there could be his starting point.

Meade wanted to have the three-time Grade Two winner ready to make his comeback in the Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse at the end of November but faces a race against time following a setback.

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