Roche’s Groody Hill peaking for Troytown return

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.

Roche’s Groody Hill peaking for Troytown return
Sat, 22 Nov, 2014 - 00:00
Ashley Iveson

It is three years since the JP McManus-owned gelding struck gold in the prestigious €100,000 contest, with injury setbacks limiting him to just five subsequent starts.

He looked a shadow of his former self when returning from a near-two-year absence at the start of 2014, finishing down the field over hurdles before pulling up in the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park.

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