CONEYGREE, the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, could make his comeback from injury in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby on October 29.

The Mark Bradstock-trained nine-year-old, owned by a syndicate from the Cotswolds, is reported to have made a full recovery from the season-ending hock injury sustained in his build up towards a race over Christmas when he was preparing for a bid to win back-to-back Gold Cups.

Although plans are yet to be firmed up the three-mile Grade Two chase at Wetherby in October has been earmarked as one of a number of potential starting points for Coneygree, who became the first novice chaser since Captain Christy in 1974 to win the Gold Cup.

Sara Bradstock, assistant trainer, said: "He is great and is in very good form. He is cantering and has done a bit of jumping in the school.

"He is having a summer holiday but we have just kept riding him as we don't want him to lose the muscle he has gained during his rehabilitation .

"He has three days off then I ride him for a day. He feels great and in two to three weeks time he will come back into proper training.

"It really all depends on the weather as to where we start him. We might run in the Charlie Hall if they get the rain up there at that point."

Despite having a lengthy absence to overcome connections are confident that he still retains the ability required to be given a campaign tailored around trying to regain his Gold Cup title at Prestbury Park in March.

Bradstock added: "The vets are delighted with him and Nico (de Boinville) had a jump on him and he is delighted. There is every reason to be optimistic we still have the same horse.

"He is nine but he should go on at 10, 11 and 12 as he has relatively few miles on the clock."