Nick Dundee was yesterday morning reported in good form following his comeback win at Navan on Saturday. The Edward O'Grady-trained eight-year-old had been off the course for 633 days after suffering a serious leg injury when falling in the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the 1999 Cheltenham Festival.
The gelding sustained a dislocation of the near-hind fetlock joint and a ruptured ligament on the outside of the joint and his racing career looked over.
However, he returned to action with a seven-length success in the hands of amateur Philip Fenton over stablemate Nicholls Cross in the Racing To Please You Chase.
"He's absolutely fine this morning," O'Grady said. "I was very satisfied with his performance yesterday."
The Tipperary trainer is not looking beyond Leopardstown's Christmas Festival for Nick Dundee, who only returned to his yard in late summer.
He said: "It's a good possibility that he'll go for the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown later this month. Norman Williamson will be back on board."
O'Grady was also on the mark with Go Roger Go in the Tripleprint Gold Cup at Cheltenham.
Go Roger Go, ridden by Williamson, held on by a neck from Robbo to land the £46,400 first prize.
"The post came just in time for him," commented O'Grady. "It was a good performance by horse and jockey."
There are no immediate plans for Go Roger Go. "He's in the Paddy Power over Christmas but he isn't back from Cheltenham yet and I'll have to see how he is first before deciding what to do."