The decade saw Meade train several horses believed to have great potential, but all of whom went on to have short careers in the National hunt circuit.
Towards the end of the 1990s, Cardinal Hill, winner of the 1999 Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle, was believed to be one of Meade's most talented horses during his 36-year career.
People say that its all part of the game and that is true to an extent, but that particular horse was very close to my heart and his death had a big impact on me.
After 22 years,[7] he earned his first Cheltenham Festival win in 2000 when Sausalito Bay won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
However, Harchibald was closely defeated by Hardy Eustace at the 2005 Champion Festival, leaving Meade winless at the venue.
In recent years, Meade has trained three promising horses, Aran Concerto, Pandorama and Go Native, all of whom have gone on to win several Grade 1 races.
[16] Winning the latter two put Go Native in position to capture the £1m bonus offered by WBX for achieving the Triple Crown of Hurdling.