Geraghty eyes return to saddle at Naas
21/10/2004 - 09:50:24Barry Geraghty hopes to be cleared to return to the saddle for the meeting at Naas on October 30.
The 25-year-old suffered a neck vertebrae injury following a heavy fall aboard Man About Town at Punchestown on October 9, but will have an x-ray with a specialist next week.
“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.
“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.”
