After enforced injury break Barry Geraghty was quickly back on a winner on Geordie Des Champs at Chepstow on Saturday. Following a second placing here at Galway on Aspen Colorado the Meath man returned to the number one spot on home soil when guiding Joseph O'Brien's All The Answers to success in the Galway City & Salthill Publicans Charity Handicap Hurdle.

J P McManus owns All The Answers, and he was doubling up having won the previous heat with the Eddie Harty-trained Joshua Lane

Geraghty broke his arm after a fall from Cernunnos in the Summer Plate at Market Rasen in July, but all the talent is still intact judging by the way he drove top-weight All The Answers to a length and a quarter win over front-running Fluspar

"It's nice to have a winner and in Galway too," remarked Geraghty.

He then reflected: "He battled well. I thought he'd win going to the last, I had a bit of work

to do at the back of it, but thankfully he rallied.

"He wasn't as quick as you'd like over the last few, and I was chasing the runner-up then, but thankfully he pulled it out.

"My arm is in good enough condition, I was off for twelve weeks and it takes race riding to really get you fit."

(DM & EM)