Cooper to return at Galway next week

Bryan Cooper will return to the scene of the crime next week as Gigginstown's number one has revealed he will be back in action at Galway on Tuesday, almost six weeks after he took a nasty fall during the summer festival at Ballybrit.

Cooper suffered a small laceration of his liver and a partially collapsed lung when he crashed into the take-off board of the final fence in the Guinness Harp Novice Chase having been unshipped from Tiger Roll a few strides earlier.

Cooper, who had chalked up ten winners in Ireland before his injury, said: "I will be back at Galway on Tuesday and I cannot wait. I am really looking forward to it."