Death Duty clearly a star in the making

That Death Duty of Gordon Elliott’s is potentially some horse, writes Pat Keane.

Occasionally one comes along that gets you seriously exercised and this rising six-year-old son of Shantou certainly qualifies as a possible star of the future.

He was a winner of a point-to-point, two bumpers and two hurdle races, prior to contesting a Grade 2 novice hurdle at Navan last Sunday.