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Eamon Doggett

Red-hot Gordon Elliott completes quick-fire treble at Down Royal

Gordon Elliott landed a quick-fire treble at Down Royal this afternoon to continue his flying form.

The Meath trainer has a brilliant record at the meeting and often uses it as a starting point for many of his best horses.

In the first race Fil Dor earned quotes of 12/1 for the Triumph Hurdle after sluicing up on his Irish debut.

Having had one run on the level in France, Davy Russell took the ride and the 5/4 favourite barely broke sweat to win by 16 lengths.

It was a similar story in the second race of the day - Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle - when bumper winner Mighty Potter won by a whopping 29 lengths under Jack Kennedy.

The only blemish for the Elliott stable in the same contest was the fall of The Greek, who sent Davy Russell flying to the turf.

Russell was stood down for the day after the fall and it meant that Kennedy took over on Eskylane in the Dr Emma Clinics Handicap Hurdle.

The 4/1 joint-favourite led home a Elliott 1-2, with Magic Tricks coming home in second place in the silks of JP McManus.

It completed a treble on the card for Elliott before the feature contest - Ladbrokes Champion Steeplechase - with the trainer saddling both Galvin and Delta Work.

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