O'Connor set for return Matt O'Connor, out of action since suffering head injuries in March, has been cleared to return to race riding. O'Connor spent several weeks in intensive care after a heavy fall from Walkin Aisy at Thurles. His long road to recovery is near an end as the conditional bids to get his career back on track. In other injury news Niall Madden, who underwent surgery for broken bones in his arm, is set to return to action at Punchestown next Wednesday.