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.

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.