DECLAN Queally, who finished last season tied for third spot in the southern region having partnered a total of 18 winners, made his much awaited return to the saddle this season with a winner at Boulta last Sunday following a short spell in America.

The Waterford native had been absent from the opening fixture of the Cork-Waterford circuit at Dromahane last month owing to his trip to the US which saw him based in Pennsylvania with trainers Leslie Young and Cathy Neilson.