Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle |
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| Grade 1, Leopardstown 13:45 €100,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1  |
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1 Mighty Potter 5/2
2
Three Stripe Life 4/1
3
Farout 20/1
6 ran Distances: 1½l, 2¾l, ½l
Time: 4m 0.20s (slow by 15.20s)
@jackkennedy15 gets his first winner since breaking his arm, courtesy of Mighty Potter in the Grade 1 @paddypower Future Champions Novice Hurdle for trainer @gelliott_racing pic.twitter.com/hFjrEjj9i6 https://t.co/68AAZ2wWHw via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) December 28, 2021
Gordon Elliott's Mighty Potter was third in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle, also a Grade One event, at Fairyhouse last month and built on that performance to strike here.
A length and a half behind was stablemate Three Stripe Life, who was a 4-1 chance having won his hurdling debut in early November.
The performance of the winner was made even sweeter for Elliott as it was stable jockey Jack Kennedy’s first success since breaking his arm at Navan early last month.
“That was great and it’s great for Jack as it’s his first winner since coming back. It was a perfect result,” he said.
“I was happy the whole way until the second-last but he just got wiped out there, both horses did but they both showed guts and came back. They are two nice horses for the future.
“The winner is a big chaser, if you look at him, and he’s not going to be a horse until next year.”
Of possible Cheltenham targets Elliott said: “We’ll get today out of the way and then we’ll see what happens.”
Of Three Stripe Life Elliott also added: “I was very happy with him. It was only his second run over hurdles and he’s a very good horse.
“He’s raw, but Davy (Russell) was happy with him, he was a bit annoyed at himself as he got stopped at the second-last. He said there is a lot of improvement in him as well.”
Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle
2m , Race Value: €100,000 guaranteed, Grade 1
6 ran
Going: Yielding to Soft
1 Mighty Potter 4 11-12 Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy 5/2
2 1½ Three Stripe Life 5 11-12 Gordon Elliott Davy Russell 4/1
3 2¾ Farout 4 11-12 W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe 20/1
4 ½ Grangee 5 11-5 W P Mullins Paul Townend 100/30
FELL Arctic Warrior 5 11-12 W P Mullins Mark Walsh 40/1
PU Largy Debut 6 11-12 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 9/4F
