Rachael Blackmore set for return from lengthy absence at Naas on Monday

The Tipperary jockey has been sidelined since sustaining a neck injury at Downpatrick in September. 
Rachael Blackmore set for return from lengthy absence at Naas on Monday

Rachael Blackmore celebrates aboard Slade Steel after winning the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Rachael Blackmore will return from a near three-month absence aboard Slade Steel at Naas on Monday.

The Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey has been sidelined since sustaining a neck injury in a fall from the Henry de Bromhead-trained Hand Over Fist at Downpatrick on September 20.

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