Elliott happy to have given Dream a break

GORDON ELLIOTT is happy to have resisted the temptation to give his Grade One winner Jessies Dream a festive outing.

The David Johnson-owned seven-year-old became the trainer’s first scorer at the highest level when taking advantage of a final-fence fall of Mikael D’Haguenet in the rearranged Drinmore Novice Chase.

Jessies Dream had entries in the Feltham at Kempton and the Fort Leney Novice Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas, but Elliott has chosen to give him time to recover from those exertions.