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.
Pity it’s nearly over. It was brilliant.
These games were fantastic. Helped me forget about the doom and gloom for a bit over the last two weeks. Loved the swimming,the track events& cycling Bolt and Co were amazing. And of course our own team did a great job. Hopefully it will inspire kids out there and bring pride back to this country.
I really enjoyed the games! Thought after the amazing opening ceremony everything that followed would be a let down but by god I was wrong! Absolutely loved watching the sports, some of which I had never seen before! London did good, it has to be said! And well done and congrats to all who flew the flag for Ireland! Ye all did us proud!(“,)
Great two weeks of entertainment and a chance to forget the doom and gloom. Just shows what a bit of success can do for our national sense of well being. We really needed the lift. Hope it’s not spoilt by petty wrangling over money and unnecessary interference by politicians. Best moments were of course Katie Taylor and the boxers and other great performances by Annalise Murphy, Cian O Connor, Rob Heffernan and Gavin Noble. A sport I had never seen before was the dressage and I found it fascinating. Horses can dance! Amazing!
Sweden playing France in the Handball not the Volleyball !
Two sports we do not Care about either way! Volleyball is only good if played on a beach by cute women ;)
What about the boxing officials sent hope and Russia saying boxing is fixed ???
And let’s not forget the thousands of Irish fans that made it over to London for the games, who otherwise might not have been able to go if it was halfway across the world, it probably is the closest we will ever have to a HOME GAMES so that has been fantastic, London should be proud of the games they have put on.