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Seabass to return in the coming weeks

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Seabass, who finished third in the 2012 Aintree Grand National, will return to action in the coming weeks having been off the track since June.

The Ted Walsh trained eleven-year-old went off the 11/2 favourite for the Aintree showpiece last year, but he could only manage a disappointing thirteenth.

He was last seen finishing sixth in a Grade Two chase at Auteuil in June, and after suffering from a slight bout of colic since, the son of Turtle Island is nearing a return.

Speaking on RTE Racing yesterday afternoon, Walsh said: “He is going to run maybe in a month's time.

“He got a bit held up, he got a slight touch of a colic before Christmas and that set him back a bit.

“He was going to run around Christmas time but he is just getting over that now, and he is back to himself.

“I hope to run him in three weeks to a month's time and he is in good nick thank God."

About Donal Murphy
Donal graduated from Maynooth University in 2010 with a BBS in Equine Business and since attained a diploma in Sports Journalism from Dublin Business School. He holds a variety of roles in the horse racing industry, reporting for the Press Association and p2p.ie, while also working for SIS and the Tote. From Wexford, he is a keen runner and has completed over 100 parkruns at various locations around the country.

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