Injured Geraghty eyeing Naas return

Barry Geraghty hopes to be cleared to return to the saddle for the meeting at Naas on October 30th.

Barry Geraghty hopes to be cleared to return to the saddle for the meeting at Naas on October 30th.

The 25-year-old suffered a neck vertebrae injury following a heavy fall aboard Man About Town at Punchestown on October 9th.

"I spoke with (surgeon) Paddy Kenny on Monday and the plan is to have the injury x-rayed next Tuesday," Geraghty told the Racing Post.

"I should get the all-clear then and be able to resume at Naas.

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"I cracked one of the vertebrae in my neck and I'm wearing a soft collar. I don't have to wear it all the time and I am feeling good. I haven't sat on a horse since the fall, but if everything is OK after the x-ray I should be back riding out next week."