GORDON ELLIOTT WON six of the seven races on offer on Troytown Chase day at Navan yesterday to extend his lead over Willie Mullins in the race to become this season’s Irish champion National Hunt trainer.
Elliott brought 25 horses to the Meath venue as he claimed the feature for the third year in a row with the impressive Empire of Dirt.
His other winners were Brelade, Death Duty, Bull Ride, Jury Duty and Threeswallowsnick for an incredible 41,276-1 six-timer.
Elliott’s haul moves him to 108 winners for the season, 34 ahead of Mullins (74), but it is the Carlow man who leads the way in the betting as 1/3 favourite to win the trainer’s title with just under six months remaining.
And it was Mullins who denied Elliott the sweep of the card as Min claimed the Beginner’s Chase.
However, the six-timer is still believed to be the first recorded by a trainer in Irish racing.
Really wasn’t expecting that tbf.
Buckley was a great manager and got Pats going again while playing some fantastic football.
Sad end to his tenure but things where going stale and needed a change. Gonna be very interesting to see who gets that job.
Paul Doolin or Keith Long would be 2 ideal candidates.
@John Macken: hands off keith long thank you very much!
@Brian Dunne: as if long would go near pats
@Brian Dunne: LOI is a merry go round lads, Wouldn’t be suprised if Long ended up at Pats and Croly took the reigns at bohs.
In saying that Ger O’Brien will probably just take over..
@John Macken: It will be also interesting to see where he ends up as manager, great opportunity now for Cork City to bring in somebody who knows how football should be played.
@John Macken: long is building something at bohs. Can’t see him leaving. Hope not anyway
Sad too see him go .It’s a results business good luck Liam.
Thanks to Liam for the great football, European runs and trophies. Need to rebuild but plenty of good players still there.
Can’t see Long taken it but Trevor croly is a good fit.
@John Stewart: Croly is a good fit nowhere. Disaster of a manager
@David Linehan: Croly is a great coach. May need a good back room to manage a club but knows pats and promotes good football. Kelleher and O’Brien there already. Leaves one piece of jigsaw to slot in with Croly and we are away. Wouldn’t hold the rovers experience against him.
@John Stewart: largest budget in the league by a mile and he was a disaster. A coach and nothing more, can’t manage players at all.
@David Linehan: contradiction right there – a good coach v. can’t get best out of players.
Didn’t fancy a hiding off Shels this week :))))
Wonder would he take a spin down the motorway to Cork? Would’nt mind seeing him at the Cross….
@running man:That FOOTball stuff would never catch on here. He wouldn’t have a clue how to play the genuine article – hoofing it up the middle.
@Denis McCarthy: Do you mean Caulfield or Buckley?
*one FAI cup
Wonder if he’s done with management. Would be a loss to the league. I thought his St Pats team could go on and win more titles after the last one.