Time For Rupert beatable, says Elliott

WHEN it comes to the Cheltenham Festival, the crescendo builds long before the first gun goes and that guttural roar that is released from the stands for the opening race at lunchtime.

All in all, not exactly the sort of environment that lends itself to a level head - hence the carpet of beaten dockets at the end of every day - but some are better at maintaining their poise than others.

Colm Murphy and Gordon Elliott are among the few that don’t do hyperbole, not even yesterday morning when they gathered in the racecourse’s press area to discuss what they hope will be their pivotal roles in today’s grand events.