Lough in line for Lexus bid Carlingford Lough could be in line for a return to action in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown should he please connections in a final piece of work on Tuesday. The John Kiely-trained eight-year-old, winner of the Growise Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown in April, has been sidelined with a setback that caused him to miss the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal, but could return for the big race on December 28. One of Ireland's leading novice chasers last season, he also won the Topaz Novice Chase from Morning Assembly, but was only sixth in the RSA Chase at Cheltenham. "It's all good so far. He'll be doing his last bit on Tuesday morning. If all goes well he'll go there (the Lexus)," said Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus. "He's been ticking over, he'll work on Tuesday and we'll see how he is."
