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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Altior's sister gives Elliott a double

Sat 6th Nov 2021, 17:12

Bellatior and Jamie CoddBellatior and Jamie Codd
© Photo Healy Racing

Altior's half-sister Bellatior (10/11f) won on debut at Naas today, completing a double for her trainer Gordon Elliott in the concluding Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Bumper.

By Walk In The Park and out of Monte Solaro, the four year old filly was a €300,000 at the Derby Sale in August 2020 and while racing keenly today, responded well when asked for effort by jockey Jamie Codd in the straight, eventually getting the better of experienced Kilbarry Chloe

Elliott, earlier successful with impressive winner Teahupoo later said “she’s a little bit hot but she’s very nice. She’s going to be good.

“She was keen but to pick up and go as she did was good.

“We’ll take our time with her and probably leave her now until the spring.”

Bellatior's illustrious half-brother Altior, by High Chapparal, won two Champion Chases in a 26-race career which yielded 21 wins, ten coming at Grade 1 level.

Quotes from Alan Magee

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.