Gordon Elliott says he 'learned a lot' about himself and 'other people' while he was banned from training.
The Meath handler was given a six-month ban earlier this year after a photo emerged of him sitting on top of a dead horse at his Cullentra House Stables.
But he has returned to the elite level of racing pretty much instantly, recording 66 wins since his ban expired in September, with some of his big guns set to run in the next few weeks, including at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival.
Speaking on Monday, Elliott said: "I was raring to come back. It was a long six months, and I probably learned a lot about myself and about other people. But I’m back now and it’s great to be back.
"People in racing are amazing. All I want to do is train winners. I’ve got a great bunch of owners, and a lovely bunch of young horses, and I suppose this year is about rebuilding and getting back to where we were.
"We’ve got a lot of young stock, so it’s exciting times ahead."
The trainer also revealed that Tiger Roll could return to action in the Unibet Many Clouds Chase at his beloved Aintree this weekend.
Elliott added: “He’ll probably go to Aintree for the Grade Two at Aintree on Saturday.
“Then he’ll go to the Boyne Hurdle and the cross country at Cheltenham.
“He probably isn’t what he was, but if we can get him back to win another cross country it will be a dream come true.
“He’s a horse of a lifetime. Anyone that comes into the yard at Cullentra, he’s the first you see as he lives in the first stable and to have a horse like him around the place is unbelievable.
“If you’re going to dream, we’d love to go back and win a third Grand National, but the stats don’t lie. It will be three years since he ran in a Grand National (by April 2022).
“It’s not getting any easier for him, he’s not getting any younger and if you were to ask me, I’d love to win another cross country at Cheltenham with him. I think if he won it would bring the roof down.
“He’s a little superstar and I’m very lucky to have him.”
Meanwhile, Elliott will take on A Plus Tard in the Savills Chase at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival with both Delta Work and Galvin.
The pair both ran at Down Royal last time out behind Frodon, with Galvin losing little in defeat when seeing his winning sequence of six come to an end by only three-quarters of a length.
Delta Work was five lengths further back in fourth, just behind Gold Cup winner Minella Indo.
While A Plus Tard looks the one to beat among the 23 entries for the December 28 showpiece at this stage, given how impressive he was at Haydock in the Betfair Chase, Elliott will accept the challenge.
“I was very happy with Delta Work, we know he always takes a run. He’s in good form and the plan is to go and Galvin will join him,” said Elliott.
“He ran a good race, too. He had race-fitness on his side, but he’ll like Leopardstown and he’ll like the ground.
“Hopefully Jack Kennedy will be back in time to ride Delta Work as he gets on better with him than anyone.
“Galvin is probably stuck between a rock and a hard place, whether he’s Grade One material is the question. He did run well at Down Royal, but this will be a bigger test. He could end up being a horse that could run well in the Grand National in time.”
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