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Rachael Blackmore back in the saddle after three months out with neck injury

Rachael Blackmore will pilot Cheltenham winner Slade Steel on Monday
Rachael Blackmore will pilot Cheltenham winner Slade Steel on Monday

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 20 September.

Blackmore will be teaming up with a familiar ally in Slade Steel on her first ride back, with the pair having won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The six-year-old was partnered by Darragh O’Keeffe when second on his chasing debut last month, but Blackmore will again take the reins in the Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals’ Beginners Chase.

Blackmore has a second ride on the card for De Bromhead as Belle The Tigress contests the Gener8 Engineering Mares Maiden Hurdle having finished fifth on her first attempt last month.

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