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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Elliott completes Fairyhouse treble in bumper finale

Mon 1st Jan 2024, 16:01

Staffordshire Knot (left, under Harry Swan)Staffordshire Knot (left, under Harry Swan)
© Photo Healy Racing

In-form Gordon Elliott completed a Fairyhouse treble today, as the triple English Grand National winner landed the concluding Jump Into January @ Fairyhouse Bumper with the Harry Swan-partnered Staffordshire Knot (9/4).

Maiden hurdle-placed on his belated debut in November, the six-year-old today quickened nicely in testing conditions to beat Recoded by three and a half lengths.

Elliott was earlier successful with the Jack Kennedy-partnered pair Mollys Mango and Riviere D'etel and, previously, had won seven races at Leopardstown's Christmas festival and another one at Limerick's corresponding fixture.

Following his 11th winner of the festive period, the trainer said “Staffordshire Knot a nice horse. He might not be a winners' bumper horse as he's more of a jumping horse and I'd imagine he'll go hurdling now.

“He stays well and he picked up well there.”

Quotes from Gary Carson

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.